Musée de la préfecture de police

The Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police, also known as the Musée de la Préfecture de Police, is a museum of police history in the of , .
prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr
+33144415250
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: “Musée de la Préfecture de police”, “Musee des Collections Historiques de la Prefecture de Police”, and “Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police”
  • Address: 4 Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, 75005

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame de Paris and Panthéon.

Church
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, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the , in the , France. is situated 410 metres north of Musée de la préfecture de police.

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The is a monument in the , France. It stands in the , on the , in the centre of the , which was named after it. is situated 400 metres southwest of Musée de la préfecture de police.

Islet
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The is one of two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latin Quarter and 5th arrondissement.

Suburb
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The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

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The 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.

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The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

Musée de la préfecture de police

Latitude
48.84943° or 48° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
2.34835° or 2° 20′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FW4R8XX+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1426816232
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q642825
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Italian—“Musée de la préfecture de police” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Musée de la Préfecture de Police”
  • Dutch: “musée de la préfecture de Police”
  • French: “musée de la Préfecture de Police”
  • French: “Musée de la préfecture de police”
  • Indonesian: “Musée de la préfecture de police”
  • Indonesian: “Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police”
  • Italian: “Museo delle Collezioni Storiche della Prefettura di Polizia”

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Highlights include Commissariat de police de Paris 5e et 6e arrondissements and Università italiana Niccolo Cusano.

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