Square Necker
Square Necker is a park in Paris, Île-de-France. Square Necker is situated nearby to Sœurs Missionnaires du Saint-Ésprit, as well as near the sports venue Escrime.Photo: Gede, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Paris, France
- Also known as: “square Necker”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montparnasse Tower and Gare Montparnasse.
Montparnasse Tower
Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre office skyscraper in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre Tour First in the La Défense business district west of Paris's city limits. Montparnasse Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Square Necker.
Gare Montparnasse
Railway station
Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare Montparnasse, officially Paris Montparnasse and formerly Gare de l'Ouest, is one of the seven large Paris railway termini, and is located in the 14th and 15th arrondissements. Gare Montparnasse is situated 1 km east of Square Necker.
Volontaires station
Metro station
Photo: Greenski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volontaires is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro located in the 15th arrondissement. The station is named after the nearby Rue des Volontaires. In 1822, locals transformed an existing dead end into an alley that led to the Rue de Vaugirard, hence its initial name of Ruelle Volontaire, with the "s" added later to pay homage to the soldiers of the French Revolution, the National Volunteers. Volontaires station is situated 250 metres northeast of Square Necker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 15th arrondissement and Grenelle.
15th arrondissement
Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 15th arrondissement of Paris is in the city's southwest on the Left Bank of the Seine. Quite up-market and quiet, it is the largest arrondissement by both area and population.
Grenelle
Quarter
Grenelle is a neighbourhood in southwestern Paris, France. It is a part of the 15th arrondissement of the city. There is currently a Boulevard de Grenelle which runs along the North delimitation of the quartier, and a Rue de Grenelle, a few kilometers North-East in the 7th arrondissement.
14th arrondissement
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Although largely residential, the 14th arrondissement is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.
Square Necker
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.83955° or 48° 50′ 22″ northLongitude
2.30653° or 2° 18′ 24″ eastNamed after
Jacques NeckerOpen location code
8FW4R8Q4+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 14320763OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3494740
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Square Necker” goes by many names.
- French: “square Necker”
- French: “Square Necker”
- Turkish: “Necker Bahçe-Meydanı”
- Turkish: “square Necker”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sœurs Missionnaires du Saint-Ésprit and Escrime.
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