Place de Valois
Place de Valois is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Place de Valois is situated nearby to the art gallery Galerie Patrick Fourtin, as well as near the government office Ministry of Culture.- Type: Square
- Description: square in Paris, France
- Also known as: “cour des Fontaines” and “place de Valois”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Louvre Pyramid and Orsay Museum.
Louvre Pyramid
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The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three smaller pyramids. Louvre Pyramid is situated 300 metres southwest of Place de Valois.
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 1 km southwest of Place de Valois.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is situated 420 metres southwest of Place de Valois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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Les Halles was Paris'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.
2nd arrondissement
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The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.
Place de Valois
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.86325° or 48° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
2.33811° or 2° 20′ 17″ eastNamed after
Louis-Philippe IOpen location code
8FW4V87Q+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 706439455OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q3390268
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Place de Valois” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓦卢瓦广场”
- French: “cour des Fontaines”
- French: “place de Valois, Paris”
- French: “place de Valois”
- French: “Place de Valois”
- German: “place de Valois”
- German: “Place de Valois”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “place de Valois”
- Russian: “пл. Валуа”
- Slovenian: “place de Valois”
- Turkish: “place de Valois”
- Turkish: “Valois Meydanı”
- “place de Valois”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galerie Patrick Fourtin and Ministry of Culture.
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