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The Cour de l'Étoile-d'Or is a private road located in the south of the 11th arrondissement of Paris, close to the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. Accessible by a porch on 75 of this street, it consists of two separate courts connected by a passage under a building. The first courtyard, 40 metres long and 10 metres wide, houses a townhouse decorated with a frieze and a vertical sundial. The second courtyard, slightly wider, retains the same orientation. These spaces, surrounded by buildings, bear witness to a progressive craft and industrial occupation.

The history of the courtyard began around 1640 with the construction of a recreational home including a courtyard and a garden. In the 17th century, the site was invested by artisans specialized in furnishing, reflecting the economic activity of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. In the 18th century, part of the garden was replaced by a second court for professional use. The 19th century marked the total disappearance of the garden in favour of workshops and industrial buildings, including a large four-storey workshop building built in 1882 by architect De Chabot.

The court was named after the main sign who was there. Among its remarkable elements, the wooden staircase ramp of the seventeenth century, classified as a historic monument in 1928, and the facades of the buildings, protected in 1997, illustrate its architectural evolution. In 1998, the second court was renamed "Court des Shadoks" in tribute to Jacques Rouxel, creator of the series Les Shadoks, who lived there. This place thus combines historical heritage, artisanal memory and popular culture.

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