1871, the building was partly burned down during the Paris Commune. The factory is still in operation today as a state-run institution. Historical site Today, the manufactory consists of a set of four irregular buildings dating to the seventeenth century, plus the building on the avenue des Gobelins built by Jean-Camille Formigé in 1912 after the 1871 fire. They contain Le Brun's residence and workshops that served as foundries for most of the bronze statues in the park of Versailles, as well as looms on which tapestries are woven following seventeenth century techniques. The Gobelins still produces some limited amount of tapestries for the decoration of French governmental institutions, with contemporary subjects. Fulham connection A branch of the manufactory was established in London probably in the early 18th-century in the area that is now Fulham High Street. Around 1753 it appears to have been taken over by the priest and adventurer, Pierre Parisot, but closed only a few years later. Gallery See also List of museums in Paris Beauvais Manufactory Moravská Gobelínová Manufaktura References Wolf Burchard, The Sovereign Artist: Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV, London 2016 Lacordaire, Notice historique sur les Manufactures impériales de tapisseries des Gobelins et de tapis de la Savonnerie, précédée du catalogue des tapisseries qui y sont exposées (Paris, 1853) Genspach, Répertoire détaillé des tapisseries exécutées aux Gobelins, 1662–1892 (Paris, 1893) Jules Guiffrey, Histoire de la tapisserie en France (Paris, 1878–1885). External links Manufacture des Gobelins (in French) Gobelins tapestries in the Collections of the Mobilier national (France) Museums of Paris entry Paris.org entry Tapestry-making operations Textile arts of France Textile industry of France Textile mills Textile museums in France Manufacturing companies based in Paris Buildings and structures in the 13th arrondissement of Paris Art museums and galleries in Paris Decorative arts museums in France Arts and culture in the Ancien Régime 17th-century French art History of Paris 1600s establishments in France Companies established in 1602 1662 establishments in France Companies established in 1662