The Hôtel de Rambouillet was the The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...Paris residence of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588 - December 2, 1665), better known simply as Madame de Rambouillet, was a society hostess and a major figure in the literary history of France. ...Madame de Rambouillet, who ran a literary The salon is a 17th century French idea, a gathering of stimulating and attractive people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, consciously following Horaces definition of the...salon there from about Events January 20 _ Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ...1607 until her death in Events March 4 _ Start of the Second Anglo_Dutch War March 6 _ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 _ Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 _ The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the...1665. Formerly the Hôtel de Pisani, it was situated close to the The main courtyard of the Louvre. ...Louvre.