Place Maurice-Audin

Place Maurice-Audin is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Place Maurice-Audin is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Notre-Dame-Joie-des-Affligés-et-Sainte-Geneviève, as well as near Hôtel Vendome Saint-Germain.

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: square in Paris, France
Also known as: “Place Josette et Maurice Audin”, “Place Maurice Audin”, and “place Maurice-Audin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame de Paris and Panthéon.

Notre Dame de Paris

Church

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Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 570 metres north of Place Maurice-Audin.

Panthéon

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The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. Panthéon is situated 440 metres southwest of Place Maurice-Audin.

Arab World Institute

Museum

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The Institut du monde arabe is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. Arab World Institute is situated 430 metres east of Place Maurice-Audin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Latin Quarter.

5th arrondissement

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The 5th Arrondissement 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.

Latin Quarter

Suburb

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The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.