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The Defender of Time (Paris)

Le Défenseur du Temps is a large mechanical work of art in the form of a clock created by the French artist Jacques Monestier.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Jacques Monestier
  • Also known as: “Le Defenseur du temps”, “Le Defenseur du Temps”, “Le Défenseur du temps”, “Le Défenseur du Temps”, and “The Defender of Time”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centre Georges Pompidou and Musée National d’Art Moderne.

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 190 metres south of The Defender of Time (Paris).

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 220 metres south of The Defender of Time (Paris).

Museum
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The Musée des Arts et Métiers is an industrial design museum in that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the preservation of scientific instruments and inventions. is situated 470 metres northeast of The Defender of Time (Paris).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and Marais.

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.

Suburb
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The is a historic district in , . It spreads across parts of the and arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the .

Photo: Pol, Public domain.
A quieter part of the ancient Marais neighbourhood which is centred in the , the 3rd is possibly one of the best places to live in . There are several good open air markets and lots of great local designer clothing stores.

The Defender of Time (Paris)

Latitude
48.86226° or 48° 51′ 44″ north
Longitude
2.3527° or 2° 21′ 10″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Inception
October 8th, 1979
Open location code
8FW4V963+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5486097650
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Geo­Names ID
11592261
Wiki­data ID
Q1763620
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