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Place de l’Institut

Place de l’Institut is a square in , . Place de l’Institut is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the government office .
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Paris 6th arrondissement, France
  • Also known as: “place de l’Institut”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bibliothèque Mazarine and Orsay Museum.

Library
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The , or Mazarin Library, is located within the Palais de l'institut de France, or the Palace of the Institute of France, at 23 quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement, on the Left Bank of the Seine facing the and the .

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a in , , on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1 km west of Place de l’Institut.

Bridge
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The or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre, which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire. is situated 110 metres north of Place de l’Institut.

Places in the Area

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

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

Suburb
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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 shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Place de l’Institut

Latitude
48.85753° or 48° 51′ 27″ north
Longitude
2.33711° or 2° 20′ 14″ east
Operator
Ville de Paris
Named after
Institut de France
Open location code
8FW4V85P+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62236668
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Wiki­data ID
Q21098112
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Place de l’Institut” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fondation Kenza - Institut de France and Artrium.

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