Strasbourg - Suckling Pig Market

(Local Name: Place du Marché-aux-Cochons-de-Lait) In Strasbourg, behind the Maison de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame, is the picturesque Place du Marché-aux-Cochons-de-Lait (Suckling Pig Market). Farther west is the Grande Boucherie, built in 1586-1588 as a meat market, which now houses the Municipal Historical Museum. Across the street to the west is the Ancienne Douane (Old Custom House), the oldest part of which dates from 1358. It is now occupied by the Museum of Modern Art, with a collection of 19th and 20th c. painting and culture, including works by Hans Arp, Braque, Klee, Max Ernst, Rodin, Renoir and Degas.