Ménagerie de Verre

Ménagerie de Verre is a theater building in Paris, Île-de-France. Ménagerie de Verre is situated nearby to the community center Maison du Sept, as well as near the health club Studio 45.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bataclan and Ruins of Bastille.

Bataclan

Theater building

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The Bataclan is a theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to Ba-ta-clan, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Bataclan is situated 460 metres west of Ménagerie de Verre.

Ruins of Bastille

Castle

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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ménagerie de Verre.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Photo: Connie Ma, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 20th arrondissement of Paris lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas. Père Lachaise Cemetery is situated 1¼ km east of Ménagerie de Verre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 11th arrondissement and Ménilmontant.

11th arrondissement

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The 11th Arrondissement is home to two quite different but equally blossoming centres of Parisian nightlife. The streets just northwest of Place de la Bastille are full of little bars which attract a mix of young suburban Parisians, expats, and foreigners.

Ménilmontant

Suburb

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Ménilmontant is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east.

Belleville

Quarter

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Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville.

Ménagerie de Verre

Type: Theater building
Also known as: “Menagerie de Verre”
Categories: cultural center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.86316° or 48° 51′ 47″ north

Longitude

2.37695° or 2° 22′ 37″ east

Open location code

8FW4V97G+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 63644399

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q3333181

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Ménagerie de Verre” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Ménagerie de Verre”
French: “La ménagerie de verre (espace pluridisciplinaire)”
French: “ménagerie de verre”
French: “Ménagerie de verre”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maison du Sept and Studio 45.

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