Rue Molière
Rue Molière is a street in Paris, Île-de-France. Rue Molière is situated nearby to the college École Nationale des Chartes, as well as near the suburb Quartier des Halles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orsay Museum and École Nationale des Chartes.
Orsay Museum
Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. Orsay Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Rue Molière.
École Nationale des Chartes
College
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The École Nationale des Chartes is a French grande école and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the National Archives, and later at the Palais de la Sorbonne. École Nationale des Chartes is situated 260 metres northeast of Rue Molière.
Fontaine Molière
Fountain
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The Fontaine Molière is a fountain in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, at the junction of the Rue Molière and the Rue de Richelieu. Its site was occupied by a fountain known as the Fontaine Richelieu until 1838, when it was demolished due to interfering with traffic flow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and 2nd arrondissement.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
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.
Quartier des Halles
Suburb
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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.
Rue Molière
- Type: Street
- Also known as: “Rue Moliere”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86519° or 48° 51′ 55″ northLongitude
2.33608° or 2° 20′ 10″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8FW4V88P+3CGeoNames ID
13192880
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In Other Languages
“Rue Molière” goes by many names.
- French: “Rue Traversière”
- French: “Rue de la Brasserie” (historical)
- French: “Rue de la Fontaine-Molière” (historical)
- French: “Rue du Bâton-Royal” (historical)
- French: “Rue Tranversante” (historical)
- French: “Rue Traversière-Saint-Honoré” (historical)
- French: “Rue Traversine” (historical)
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