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Place Joachim-du-Bellay

The Place Joachim-du-Bellay is a square in the of , France, near Les Halles and the . It is named after Joachim du Bellay, a French poet and literary critic.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centre Georges Pompidou and Châtelet–Les Halles station.

Arts center
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The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in , France. is situated 320 metres east of Place Joachim-du-Bellay.

Railway station
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is a major train hub in and the largest underground station in the world. Opened in 1977, it is the central transit hub for the Paris metropolitan area, connecting three of five RER commuter-rail lines and five of sixteen Métro lines. is situated 130 metres northwest of Place Joachim-du-Bellay.

Museum
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The Musée National d'Art Moderne is the national museum for modern art of France. It is located in the and is housed in the . is situated 310 metres east of Place Joachim-du-Bellay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and 4th arrondissement.

Quarter
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Les Halles was 's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

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The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district.

Place Joachim-du-Bellay

Latitude
48.86065° or 48° 51′ 38″ north
Longitude
2.34806° or 2° 20′ 53″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V86X+76
Geo­Names ID
8449369
Wiki­data ID
Q3389906
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Place Joachim-du-Bellay” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “约阿希姆·杜·贝莱广场”
  • Dutch: “place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • French: “place Joachim-du-Bellay, Paris”
  • French: “place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • French: “Place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • French: “voie C/1”
  • French: “Cimetière des Innocents” (historical)
  • Italian: “place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Italian: “Place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Norwegian: “Place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Russian: “пл. Жоашена Дю Белле”
  • Slovenian: “place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Swedish: “Place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • Turkish: “Joachim-du-Bellay Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Place Joachim-du-Bellay”
  • “place Joachim-du-Bellay”

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