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On the Ile Saint-Louis in the heart of Paris, there is a statue with no head and no torso, and not far below the statue is inscribed rue de la femme sans teste (Old French: Rue de La Femme sans teste).
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The statue is located at the intersection of la rue Le Regrattier and le quai Bourbon, and the rue de la femme sans teste carved on the wall is actually the predecessor of la rue Le Regrattier, a street called "Headless Woman" from 1710 until 1870, when it was renamed Le Regrattier.
Who is this "headless woman"?
Why is it that it is here, and even the streets are named after her?
Where did the statue on the wall come from, and why did it lose its head and torso?
(Behind all this, is it the degeneration of morality or the distortion of human nature?) Come, let's get closer to science together—)
Once upon a time, there was a tavern on this street, and although it was not in the city, the customers and pedestrians who came and went were all impressed by this tavern, because on its signboard, there was a headless woman holding a wine glass, and next to it was written the slogan: tout est bon (everything is fine).
For women, such signs were not flattering, but in those days, for most illiterate people, the name and sign of the tavern were quite impressive and easy to remember. For this reason, over time, this street is also called: rue de la femme sans teste.
What about the statue?
In fact, the statue represents Saint-Nicolas, the patron saint of the sea, built in 1666 by Nicolas de Jassaud, who lived in the 19-19bis quai de Bourbon.
The statue's head and torso disappeared because during the French Revolution, religion was attacked and a large number of religious symbols were destroyed. In 1793, the statue was destroyed by the sans-culotte (the low-class common people at the time), leaving only the lower part of the torso.
That is to say, between this statue and the "headless woman", although it cannot be said to be inextricably linked, it can be said that it has nothing to do with each other, there is no mysterious story, no urban legend, no one has been beheaded, everything is just a coincidence...
Hey, I can't think of it!