Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Écus

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Écus is a bike rental in Paris, Île-de-France. Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Écus is situated nearby to Place des Deux-Écus, as well as near the government office CCI Paris.

Type: Bike rental
Description: bicycle-sharing station of Vélib’ Métropole network
Also known as: “Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Ecus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Bourse de commerce.

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 Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Écus.

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.

Louvre Pyramid

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The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three smaller pyramids. Louvre Pyramid is situated 470 metres southwest of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Deux Écus.

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.