Fontaine aux Orchidées
Fontaine aux Orchidées is a work of art in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France. Fontaine aux Orchidées is situated nearby to the health club Fitness Park, as well as near Basic-Fit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grande Arche and Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers.
Grande Arche
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
La Grande Arche de la Défense, originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité, is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west of Paris, France. Grande Arche is situated 2 km east of Fontaine aux Orchidées.
Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
Theater building
Photo: Edward002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, also Théâtre des Amandiers, is a theatre in Nanterre and a known theatre outside of Paris. The present building opened in 1976. Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers is situated 520 metres north of Fontaine aux Orchidées.
Diocese of Nanterre
Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Diocese of Nanterre is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles and the Archdiocese of Paris. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris. Diocese of Nanterre is situated 600 metres southeast of Fontaine aux Orchidées.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanterre and Puteaux.
Nanterre
Town
Photo: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanterre is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some 11 km northwest of the centre of Paris.
Puteaux
Town
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, 8.7 kilometres from the centre of Paris. La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre.
La Défense
Photo: Micdjunior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Défense is a collection of modern high-rise office and residential buildings built according to an evolving central plan on the western outskirts of Paris, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine.
Fontaine aux Orchidées
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Categories: tourism and fountain
- Location: Nanterre, Arrondissement of Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.88862° or 48° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
2.21269° or 2° 12′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V6Q7+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 300835188OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=chimneyOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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