Place Dauphine

The Place Dauphine is a public square located near the western end of the in the . It was initiated by Henry IV in 1607, the second of his projects for public squares in Paris, the first being the Place Royale.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: square in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “place Dauphine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont Neuf and Île de la Cité.

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The is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in , . It stands by the western point of the , the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris. is situated 150 metres north of Place Dauphine.

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The is one of two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

Museum
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is a former courthouse and prison in , France located on the west of the below the . It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the . is situated 260 metres east of Place Dauphine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Quartier des Halles.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Quarter
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Les Halles was '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 built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

Suburb
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The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Place Dauphine

Latitude
48.85648° or 48° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
2.34252° or 2° 20′ 33″ east
Inception
1970
Named after
Dauphin of France
Open location code
8FW4V84V+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53567907
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q1810430
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Place Dauphine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة دوفين”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dofina meydanı”
  • Belarusian: “Плошча Дафіна”
  • Bosnian: “Place Dauphine”
  • Chinese: “太子广场”
  • Chinese: “太子廣場”
  • Czech: “Place Dauphine”
  • Danish: “Place Dauphine”
  • Dutch: “place Dauphine”
  • Dutch: “Place Dauphine”
  • Faroese: “Place Dauphine”
  • Finnish: “Place Dauphine”
  • French: “place Dauphine, Paris”
  • French: “place Dauphine”
  • French: “Place Dauphine”
  • French: “place de Thionville”
  • German: “Place Dauphine”
  • Indonesian: “Place Dauphine”
  • Italian: “place Dauphine”
  • Italian: “Place Dauphine”
  • Japanese: “ドーフィネ広場”
  • Japanese: “ドフィーヌ広場”
  • Malay: “Place Dauphine”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “place Dauphine”
  • Norwegian: “Place Dauphine”
  • Polish: “Place Dauphine”
  • Polish: “place de Thionville”
  • Portuguese: “Place Dauphine”
  • Russian: “Площадь Дофина”
  • Slovak: “Place Dauphine”
  • Slovenian: “Place Dauphine”
  • Spanish: “Place Dauphine”
  • Swedish: “Place Dauphine”
  • Turkish: “Dauphine Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “place Dauphine”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Дофіна”
  • Urdu: “دوفین چوک”
  • Vietnamese: “quảng trường Dauphine”
  • “place Dauphine”

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