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Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris

The Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco is a Roman Catholic church located at 79 rue Alexandre-Dumas in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Built between 1933 and 1938, it is a rare example of a Paris church in the Art Deco style.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church located in Paris, in France
  • Also known as: “Eglise Saint-Jean-Bosco” and “Église Saint-Jean-Bosco”
  • Address: 79 Rue Alexandre Dumas, Paris, 75020
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Jardin Damia.

Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 20th arrondissement of lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the , though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas. is situated 710 metres northwest of Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris.

Park
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a park, which is situated 250 metres west of Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris.

Work of art
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Alexandre Dumas is a station on Line 2 of the Paris Métro, on the border of the and . is situated 280 metres northwest of Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charonne quarter and 20th arrondissement.

Suburb
The is an area of the 20th arrondissement of named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between , the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.

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The of lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas.

Locality
The is one of the city gates of Paris situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the .

Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris

Latitude
48.85524° or 48° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
2.39796° or 2° 23′ 53″ east
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Inception
20th century
Open location code
8FW4V94X+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70148329
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11776078
Wiki­data ID
Q1238820
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