The Centaur
The Centaur is a work of art in Paris, Île-de-France. The Centaur is situated nearby to the art gallery Image Republic, as well as near the theater building Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by César
- Also known as: “Le Centaure”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sciences Po and Orsay Museum.
Sciences Po
College
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sciences Po or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of grande école and the legal status of grand établissement. Sciences Po is situated 220 metres north of The Centaur.
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 1 km north of The Centaur.
Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
Theater building
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 6th arrondissement and Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
6th arrondissement
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
As with Paris itself, the 6th Arrondissement is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…
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.
Left Bank
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Left Bank in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the French capital city of Paris. The Left Bank defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…
The Centaur
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.85192° or 48° 51′ 7″ northLongitude
2.32957° or 2° 19′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V82H+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 866466828OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q2377453
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“The Centaur” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կենտավր”
- Esperanto: “La Centaŭro”
- French: “Le Centaure”
- Russian: “Le Centaure”
- Russian: “Кентавр”
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