Corderie

Between 1666-1669 the king had the " Corderie Royale " ( then the longest building in Europe ) constructed to make cordage for French ships of war.

* The Clock – 4 June to 27 November 2011 – Corderie dell ' Arsenale, Venice Biennale, Italy

In the summer of 1869 members of several " Chambres syndicales " of Paris workers rented a space at nr 6, Place de la Corderie to hold the meetings of the " Chambre fédérale des Sociétés ouvrières ", the " Conseil fédéral des sections parisiennes de l ' Internationale ", and as the events unfolded the " Comité central républicain des Vingt Arrondissements " ( 1870 ) and the " Comité central de la Garde nationale ".

He was well known and well liked and when in 1870 the Government of National Defence spread the rumour that the candidates of the extreme left including Vallès had been on the payroll of the Imperial police at the 1869 elections, the Corderie gave him a vote of confidence.