Square des Batignolles

The Square des Batignolles, which covers 16,615 square metres of land, is the largest green space in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Designed in the naturalistic English-garden style, it lies in the district of Batignolles, near the new Parc Clichy-Batignolles.

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Type: Park
Description: public park in Paris
Also known as: “square des Batignolles”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont Cardinet station and Sainte-Marie des Batignolles.

Pont Cardinet station

Railway station

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Pont Cardinet is a railway station in Paris. It is situated on the Paris–Le Havre railway. It is the first station on the line originating from Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. Pont Cardinet station is situated 200 metres west of Square des Batignolles.

Sainte-Marie des Batignolles

Church

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Sainte-Marie des Batignolles is a Roman Catholic church, modelled after a classical temple, located in the Batignolles quarter of the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Sainte-Marie des Batignolles is situated 130 metres southeast of Square des Batignolles.

Moulin Rouge

Theater building

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Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, on the Boulevard de Clichy, at the Place Blanche, the intersection and end of the Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Moulin Rouge is situated 1¼ km east of Square des Batignolles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batignolles and 17th arrondissement.

Batignolles

Suburb

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Batignolles is a neighbourhood of Paris, part of its 17th arrondissement. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the Boulevard des Batignolles, on the east by the Avenue de Clichy, on the north by Rue Cardinet and on the west by the Rue de Rome.

17th arrondissement

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The 17th arrondissement of Paris lies off the beaten path, directly north of the Arc de Triomphe. If you want to see Paris at some of its finest, wealthiest, and most eclectic, this is the place to go.