Place du Pérou

Place du Pérou is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Place du Pérou is situated nearby to the art gallery Galerie Reproduction Troubetzkoy, as well as near the college École d’Expertise Comptable (CECS).

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: square in Paris, France
Also known as: “place du Perou”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Champs-Élysées and Musée Jacquemart-André.

Champs-Élysées

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The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. Champs-Élysées is situated 1 km southwest of Place du Pérou.

Musée Jacquemart-André

Museum

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The Musée Jacquemart-André is a private museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The museum was created from the private home of Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart to display the art they collected during their lives. Musée Jacquemart-André is situated 330 metres west of Place du Pérou.

Orsay Museum

Museum

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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. Orsay Museum is situated 2 km southeast of Place du Pérou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and Quartier de l’Europe.

8th arrondissement

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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.