Quai des Orfèvres

Quai des Orfèvres is a bus stop in , . Quai des Orfèvres is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the islet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont Neuf and Place Dauphine.

The is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in , . It stands by the western point of the , the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris. is situated 150 metres north of Quai des Orfèvres.

Park
The is a public square located near the western end of the in the . It was initiated by Henry IV in 1607, the second of his projects for public squares in Paris, the first being the Place Royale.

Islet
The is one of two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Quartier des Halles.

Quarter
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Quarter
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.

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…

Quai des Orfèvres

Latitude
48.85651° or 48° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
2.3417° or 2° 20′ 30″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V84R+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6353008549
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Geo­Names ID
12514788
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