Fontaine de la Paix

Fontaine de la Paix is a fountain in Paris, Île-de-France. Fontaine de la Paix is situated nearby to the park Promenade de l’allée du Séminaire-Jean-Jacques-Olier, as well as near the arts center Institut hongrois de Paris.

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Type: Fountain
Description: fountain in Paris, France
Also known as: “fontaine de la Paix”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée du Luxembourg and Luxembourg Gardens.

Musée du Luxembourg

Museum

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The Musée du Luxembourg is a museum at 19 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Established in 1750, it was initially an art museum located in the east wing of the Luxembourg Palace and in 1818 became the first museum of contemporary art. Musée du Luxembourg is situated 130 metres southeast of Fontaine de la Paix.

Luxembourg Gardens

Park

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The Jardin du Luxembourg, known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat, is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Sciences Po

College

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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 560 metres northwest of Fontaine de la Paix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 6th arrondissement and Left Bank.

6th arrondissement

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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…

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…