Fontaine Louvois

The Fontaine Louvois is a monumental public fountain in Square Louvois on the rue Richelieu in the Second Arrondissement of , near the entrance of the .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: fountain in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “fontaine Louvois”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include École Nationale des Chartes and Square Louvois.

College
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The 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 , and later at the .

Park
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is a park.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fontaine Louvois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 2nd arrondissement and 1st arrondissement.

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The 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.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district.

Fontaine Louvois

Latitude
48.86797° or 48° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
2.3376° or 2° 20′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FW4V89Q+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2130849733
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q3076038
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Fontaine Louvois” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include L’Opéra de la rue de Richelieu and Hubert Duchemin.

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