Complex sentence: In 1964, General de Gaulle's Culture Minister Andre Malraux made the Marais the first "secteur sauvegardé" (Literally "secured area") which meant to protect and conserve places of special cultural significance.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1964, General de Gaulle's Culture Minister Andre Malraux made the Marais the first "secteur sauvegardé" (Literally "secured area"). These were meant to protect and conserve places of special cultural significance.