The Rue du Temple, nowadays is part of an extremely commercially active and lively area of the Marais, just few blocks east from Beaubourg and Châtelet, and 2 minutes north of L'Hôtel de Ville and L'Ille de La Cité.

During Medieval times, it marked the west boundary of Le Marais, and was the result of the merge among other three streets: Rue du Bar, Rue du Bec, Rue Sainte-Avoye and Rue du Temple. It was opened during the 13th century and it separated the lands that belonged to "The Templiers" from those that belonged to "beau bourg" or the monks from Saint Martin des Champs. Therefore, the street takes its name from a military and religious Order of "the Knights of the Temple's Militia, also called "the Templiers", founded in Jerusalem in 1118 after the first crusade, in order to overcome the incredulous and the unfaithful to Christianism. A large and powerful group of them also lived outside Paris in a city surrounded by 8 metered-protective walls. They reached such degree of success in their financial operations, that they were able to create an institution very similar to the concept of an international bank. However, their Order was abolished and most of them were killed after being accused of all kinds of abuses and scandals.

Although nowadays there is not much left from the medieval apogee of "The Templiers.", we are surrounded by the most visited monuments, cultural places and a very resourceful area populated by grocery stores shops, cafes, restaurants, and cultural attractions, such as Beaubourg, Notre Dame, The Louvre Museum, and many more small museums located north and east of this street and very convenient to all tourist types.