Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir
Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir is a fountain in Paris, Île-de-France. Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir is situated nearby to the art gallery Laboratoire de la Creation, as well as near the food court Conte culinaire.Photo: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Paris, France
- Also known as: “fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir” and “Fontaine du Trahoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont Neuf and Orsay Museum.
Pont Neuf
Photo: Rmrfstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris. Pont Neuf is situated 400 metres south of Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir.
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 1¼ km west of Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir.
Pompidou Center
Museum
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The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. Pompidou Center is situated 740 metres east of Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and 1st arrondissement.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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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.
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.
Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.86138° or 48° 51′ 41″ northLongitude
2.34241° or 2° 20′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V86R+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2125707539OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q3076193
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Fontána Croix du Trahoir”
- French: “croix-du-Trahoir”
- French: “fontaine de la Croix-du-Trahoir”
- French: “Fontaine de la Croix-du-Trahoir”
- Russian: “фонтан Трагуарского креста”
- Turkish: “Croix-du-Trahoir Çeşmesi”
- Vietnamese: “fontaine de la Croix du Trahoir”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laboratoire de la Creation and Conte culinaire.
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