# General view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BULLET, Pierre]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary Bullet was a pupil of François Blondel and began his career by carrying out some of his designs such as the Porte Saint-Denis \(1671\). As a result of this work he was himself commissioned to build another gate, the Porte Saint-Martin for the city of Paris. It was built at the order of Louis XIV in honour of his victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. Built in 1674, it replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V. The Porte Saint-Martin is a heavily rusticated triumphal arch, 18 meters high, built in limestone and marble. Recesses are occupied by bas-reliefs. The gate was restored in 1988. The photo shows the Porte Saint-Martin viewed from the rue Saint-Martin. ## Related artworks - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Hôtel Crozat: plan of first floor]() - [Hôtel d'Évreux: plan of ground floor]() - [Interior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()