Quai des Orfèvres
Quai des Orfèvres is in Paris, Île-de-France. Quai des Orfèvres is situated nearby to the police station Police judiciaire - Brigade criminelle - Brigade des stupéfiants, as well as near Cour du Premier Président.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Sign
- Description: ‘Histoire de Paris’ panel in Paris 1st arrondissement
- Inscription: “Siège de la police judiciaire, rendu célèbre par le commissaire Maigret, personnage des romans de Georges Simenon, le quai des Orfèvres possède un riche passé historique malgré ses bâtiments du XIXe siècle et sa tour d’angle,”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île de la Cité and Notre Dame de Paris.
Île de la Cité
Islet
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Île de la Cité is one of the two natural islands on the Seine River in central Paris. 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.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 570 metres southeast of Quai des Orfèvres.
The Conciergerie
Museum
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Conciergerie is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France located on the west of the Île de la Cité below the Palais de Justice. It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the Sainte-Chapelle. The Conciergerie is situated 230 metres east of Quai des Orfèvres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Latin Quarter.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Suburb
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Quartier des Halles
Suburb
Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Quai des Orfèvres
- Categories: panel Histoire de Paris, information, and tourism
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85545° or 48° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
2.34302° or 2° 20′ 35″ eastOperator
Mairie de ParisOpen location code
8FW4V84V+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 5073643644OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q60242292
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From French to Turkish—“Quai des Orfèvres” goes by many names.
- French: “Quai des Orfèvres”
- Turkish: “Quai des Orfèvres”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Police judiciaire - Brigade criminelle - Brigade des stupéfiants and Cour du 36 Quai des Orfèvres.
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