Square de la tour Saint-Jacques
Square de la tour Saint-Jacques is a park in Paris, Île-de-France. Square de la tour Saint-Jacques is situated nearby to Saint-Jacques Tower, as well as near the theater building Théâtre de la Ville.Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Paris, France
- Also known as: “square de la tour Saint-Jacques” and “Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Jacques Tower and Centre Georges Pompidou.
Saint-Jacques Tower
Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Saint-Jacques is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the Rive Droite. This 52-metre Flamboyant Gothic tower at the intersection of the Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas-Flamel is all that remains of the former medieval Church…
Centre Georges Pompidou
Arts center
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. Centre Georges Pompidou is situated 400 metres northeast of Square de la tour Saint-Jacques.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 560 metres south of Square de la tour Saint-Jacques.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 4th arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
4th arrondissement
Photo: Björn Söderqvist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Marais
Suburb
Photo: Luctor IV, Public domain.
The Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine.
Square de la tour Saint-Jacques
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.85791° or 48° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
2.34876° or 2° 20′ 56″ eastInception
1856Open location code
8FW4V85X+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 15895172OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3494976
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Square de la tour Saint-Jacques” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣雅克塔广场”
- Czech: “Square de la Tour-Saint-Jacques”
- French: “square de la tour Saint-Jacques”
- French: “Square de la Tour-Saint-Jacques”
- German: “square de la tour Saint-Jacques”
- German: “Square de la tour Saint-Jacques”
- Slovak: “square de la tour Saint-Jacques”
- Turkish: “square de la tour Saint-Jacques”
- Turkish: “tour Saint-Jacques Bahçe-Meydanı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Théâtre de la Ville and Préfecture de Police.
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