Boulevard Edgar-Quinet

Places of Interest Nearby

Montparnasse Tower

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Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre office skyscraper in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre Tour First in the La Défense business district west of Paris's city limits. Montparnasse Tower is situated 390 metres northwest of Boulevard Edgar-Quinet.

Académie de la Grande Chaumière

Historic site

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The Académie de la Grande Chaumière is an art school in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France. The impeding closure of the school in July 2025 received major criticsm from art heritage groups. Académie de la Grande Chaumière is situated 330 metres northeast of Boulevard Edgar-Quinet.

Gare Montparnasse

Railway station

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Gare Montparnasse, officially Paris Montparnasse and formerly Gare de l'Ouest, is one of the seven large Paris railway termini, and is located in the 14th and 15th arrondissements. Gare Montparnasse is situated 560 metres west of Boulevard Edgar-Quinet.

Places in the Area

Montparnasse

Suburb

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Montparnasse is an area in the south of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.

14th arrondissement

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Although largely residential, the 14th arrondissement is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.

Faubourg Saint-Jacques

Quarter

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Faubourg Saint-Jacques is a quarter.

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