Fontaine de la Baleine Bleue

Fontaine de la Baleine Bleue is a work of art in Paris, Île-de-France. Fontaine de la Baleine Bleue is situated nearby to the park Square Saint-Éloi, as well as near the pitch Terrain d’éducation physique Léon Mottot.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Description: fountain in Paris 12th arrondissement, France
Also known as: “Baleine Bleue” and “fontaine de la Baleine Bleue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square Saint-Éloi and Ruins of Bastille.

Square Saint-Éloi

Park

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Square Saint-Éloi is a park.

The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 1½ km northwest of Fontaine de la Baleine Bleue.

Montgallet station

Metro station

Photo: Milliped, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montgallet is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby Rue Montgallet, which is in turn named after the former owner of the land on which the road was built upon. Montgallet station is situated 200 metres east of Fontaine de la Baleine Bleue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 12th arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

12th arrondissement

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The 12th arrondissement of Paris is one of the largest of the city's districts even without the 2,460 acre Bois de Vincennes, which more than doubles its size.

Faubourg Saint-Antoine

Suburb

Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.