Rue Pierre-Lescot
Rue Pierre-Lescot is in Paris, Île-de-France. Rue Pierre-Lescot is situated nearby to the railway station Châtelet–Les Halles station, as well as near the quarter Quartier des Halles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centre Georges Pompidou and Châtelet–Les Halles station.
Centre Georges Pompidou
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 Paris, France. Centre Georges Pompidou is situated 390 metres southeast of Rue Pierre-Lescot.
Châtelet–Les Halles station
Railway station
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Châtelet–Les Halles station is a major train hub in Paris 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. Châtelet–Les Halles station is situated 200 metres southwest of Rue Pierre-Lescot.
Musée National d’Art Moderne
Museum
Photo: Rui Ornelas, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée National d'Art Moderne is the national museum for modern art of France. It is located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and is housed in the Centre Pompidou. Musée National d’Art Moderne is situated 400 metres southeast of Rue Pierre-Lescot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and Sentier.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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Les Halles was Paris'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 shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.
Sentier
Suburb
Sentier is a neighbourhood in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district.
2nd arrondissement
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The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.
Rue Pierre-Lescot
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Also known as: “Rue Pierre Lescot”
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86308° or 48° 51′ 47″ northLongitude
2.34875° or 2° 20′ 56″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Named after
Pierre LescotOpen location code
8FW4V87X+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 630269506OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianGeoNames ID
12750018
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In Other Languages
“Rue Pierre-Lescot” goes by many names.
- French: “Rue des Halles centrales” (historical)
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