RUE TAISON

The rue Taison is a section of the roman "cardo maximus", the North-South axis of the city. This road went from Trier to reach Marseille. The legend tells that Saint Clément, going down from the Sainte-Croix Hill to bring down the Graoully, imposed on the people of Metz to stay silent: he told them "Taisez-vous" ("Shut up") so that they don't wake up the monster, symbol of panagism. This story gave its name to the rue Taison. Nowadays, this is a lively pedestrian street with houses built in a Louis XV, Louis XVI, Gothic or Renaissance style. The effigy of the Graoully is hanging on the street.