Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle

Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle is a park in , which is located on Avenue de l’Observatoire. Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle is situated nearby to , as well as near the fountain .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: urban park in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle”, “Jardin des Grands-Explorateurs”, and “Jardin des Grands-Explorateurs Marco Polo et Robert Cavelier-de-la-Salle”
  • Address: Avenue de l’Observatoire, Paris, 75006

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mines Paris – PSL and École normale supérieure.

University
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The , officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, also known as École des mines de Paris, is a French grande école and a constituent college of PSL University. is situated 440 metres north of Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle.

University
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The – PSL is a grande école in , . It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University. Due to its selectivity, historical role, and influence within French society, the ENS is generally considered the most prestigious of the grandes écoles, as well as one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in France. is situated 580 metres east of Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle.

Fountain
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The Fontaine de l'Observatoire is a monumental fountain located in the Jardin Marco Polo, south of the in the of Paris, with sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Jacques and Montparnasse.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is an area in the south of , , on the of the river , centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.

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The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle

Latitude
48.84166° or 48° 50′ 30″ north
Longitude
2.33687° or 2° 20′ 13″ east
Inception
1867
Operator
Ville de Paris
Open location code
8FW4R8RP+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22732250
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q3162561
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Jardin des grands explorateurs : Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle” goes by many names.

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