Place Sainte-Geneviève
Place Sainte-Geneviève is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Place Sainte-Geneviève is situated nearby to Panthéon, as well as near the university Collège de France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Paris, France
- Also known as: “carré Saint-Etienne-du-Mont”, “carré Sainte-Geneviève”, “place Sainte-Genevieve”, “Place Sainte-Genevieve”, and “place Sainte-Geneviève”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panthéon and Collège de France.
Panthéon
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The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. Panthéon is situated 110 metres southwest of Place Sainte-Geneviève.
Collège de France
University
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The Collège de France, founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. Collège de France is situated 290 metres northwest of Place Sainte-Geneviève.
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Church
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Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the 5th arrondissement, near the Panthéon. It contains the shrine of St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Latin Quarter.
5th arrondissement
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The 5th Arrondissement of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
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The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Left Bank
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Left Bank in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the French capital city of Paris. The Left Bank defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…
Place Sainte-Geneviève
- Categories: square and road
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.84661° or 48° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
2.34744° or 2° 20′ 51″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8FW4R8WW+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 255080054OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Place Sainte-Geneviève” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣女日南斐法广场”
- French: “place Sainte-Geneviève, Paris”
- French: “place Sainte-Geneviève”
- French: “Place Sainte-Geneviève”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “place Sainte-Geneviève”
- Turkish: “place Sainte-Geneviève”
- Turkish: “Sainte-Geneviève Meydanı”
- “place Sainte-Geneviève”
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