Institut de France

Institut de France is a research institute in , . Institut de France is situated nearby to the bridge , as well as near the university .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Beaux-Arts de Paris.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1 km west of Institut de France.

University
The , formally the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, is a French grande école whose primary mission is to provide high-level fine arts education and training. is situated 230 metres west of Institut de France.

Bridge
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The or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre, which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire. is situated 130 metres north of Institut de France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Left Bank.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

The in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the capital city of . The defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…

As with itself, the is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…

Institut de France

Latitude
48.85734° or 48° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
2.33691° or 2° 20′ 13″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V84P+WQ
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

“Institut de France” goes by many names.
  • French: “Collège des Quatre-Nations” (historical)
  • French: “Collège Mazarin” (historical)
  • French: “Palais des Beaux-Arts” (historical)
  • French: “Petit Nesle” (historical)
  • French: “Tour de Nesle” (historical)

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