Baron Haussmann

Baron Haussmann is a work of art in Paris, Île-de-France. Baron Haussmann is situated nearby to the hotel La Villa Haussmann, as well as near the bookstore Fontaine Haussmann.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Also known as: “Monument au baron Haussmann”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Champs-Élysées and Saint-Augustin.

Champs-Élysées

Photo: sowhat0, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. Champs-Élysées is situated 1 km southwest of Baron Haussmann.

Saint-Augustin

Church

Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Church of St. Augustine is a Catholic church located at 46 boulevard Malesherbes in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The church was built between 1860 and 1871 by the Paris city chief architect Victor Baltard. Saint-Augustin is situated 210 metres northeast of Baron Haussmann.

Orsay Museum

Museum

Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2 km southeast of Baron Haussmann.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and Quartier de l’Europe.

8th arrondissement

Photo: Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 8th arrondissement of Paris is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.