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Place du Carrousel

The Place du Carrousel is a public square in the , located at the open end of the courtyard of the Louvre Palace, a space occupied, prior to 1883, by the Tuileries Palace.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Public square in central Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Carousel Square”, “Place de Fraternité”, and “place du Carrousel”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Louvre Pyramid.

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The is a triumphal arch in , located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order.

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The is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in , surrounded by three smaller pyramids. is situated 150 metres southeast of Place du Carrousel.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a in , France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 580 metres west of Place du Carrousel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

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.

Place du Carrousel

Latitude
48.86163° or 48° 51′ 42″ north
Longitude
2.33405° or 2° 20′ 3″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V86M+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 411633545
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
13157357
Wiki­data ID
Q2723969
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Place du Carrousel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة كاروسيل”
  • Belarusian: “Плошча Карузель”
  • Bulgarian: “Карусел”
  • Bulgarian: “Площад Карусел”
  • Chinese: “卡魯塞爾廣場”
  • Chinese: “卡鲁塞尔广场”
  • Czech: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Danish: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Dutch: “place du Carrousel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلاس دو كاروسيل”
  • Finnish: “Place du Carrousel”
  • French: “Place de Fraternité”
  • French: “Place du Carrousel, Paris”
  • French: “place du Carrousel”
  • French: “Place du Carrousel”
  • French: “Place du Carroussel”
  • German: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία του Καρουζέλ”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר קרוזל”
  • Hungarian: “Place de Fraternité”
  • Hungarian: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Indonesian: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Italian: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Japanese: “カルーゼル広場”
  • Korean: “카루젤 광장”
  • Korean: “카르젤개선문”
  • Malay: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “place du Carrousel”
  • Portuguese: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Portuguese: “Praça do Carrossel”
  • Romanian: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Russian: “Каррузельная пл.”
  • Russian: “Площадь Каррузель”
  • Serbian: “Трг Карусел”
  • Slovak: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Spanish: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Carrusel”
  • Swedish: “Place du Carrousel”
  • Turkish: “Carrousel Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “place du Carrousel”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Каррузель”
  • Urdu: “دو کاروسیل چوک”
  • Vietnamese: “quảng trường Carrousel”
  • “Place du Carrousel”

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