François Martine
François Martine is a memorial in Paris, Île-de-France. François Martine is situated nearby to Les Halles, as well as near the restaurant Au Pied de Cochon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Eustache and Centre Georges Pompidou.
Saint-Eustache
Church
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The Church of St. Eustache, Paris, is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1633. Situated near the site of Paris' medieval marketplace and rue Montorgueil, Saint-Eustache exemplifies a mixture of multiple architectural styles: its structure is Flamboyant Gothic while its interior decoration and other details are Renaissance and classical.
Centre Georges Pompidou
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. Centre Georges Pompidou is situated 700 metres southeast of François Martine.
Bourse de commerce
Museum
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The Bourse de commerce is a building in Paris, originally used as a place to negotiate the trade of grain and other commodities, and used to provide services to businesses by the Paris Chamber of Commerce during the latter part of the 20th century. Bourse de commerce is situated 110 metres southwest of François Martine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and 2nd 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.
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.
Sentier
Suburb
François Martine
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Ici est tombé pour la Libération le 20 août 1944 le Fort des Halles Francois Martine FFI”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.86341° or 48° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
2.34401° or 2° 20′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V87V+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4563027998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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