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The buildings of this factory date back to the seventeenth century, whereas its Saint-Louis chapel dates back to the eighteen century. As for Galerie des Gobelins, it was built in 1914; the word Gobelins is simply derived from a family of dyers, the Gobelin - with no s! - who settled there in the fifteenth century in the Saint-Marcel neighbourhood that had already specialized in this activity. The weavers finally settled under the reign of Henri IV in the premises belonging to them. During the reign of Louis XIV, Colbert who was the minister at the time decided to make this site a real factory with a mission to produce exceptional quality curtains for royal palaces and embassies. Attached to the administration of Mobilier National in 1937, this factory is still set at the highest level in terms of quality and creativity. One of the traditions of this factory is to reach out to the greatest visual artists of the moment in order to imagine new patterns. A visit accompanied by the speaker of the factory, will enable you discover the history and operation of the site in details. Note that Galerie des Gobelins offers temporal exhibitions where you can see treasures woven some years back or today.