Bateau-Lavoir

The Bateau-Lavoir is the nickname of a building in the district of the that is famous in art history as the residence and meeting place for a group of outstanding early 20th-century artists such as Pablo Picasso, men of letters, theatre people, and art dealers.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: nickname for a building in the Montmartre district of the 18th arrondissement of Paris
  • Also known as: “Le Bateau-Lavoir”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moulin de la Galette and Sacré-Cœur Basilica.

The is a and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of in Paris. The windmill was built in 1622. is situated 140 metres north of Bateau-Lavoir.

Church
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a church and minor basilica in dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. is situated 410 metres east of Bateau-Lavoir.

Theater building
is a cabaret in , on the Boulevard de Clichy, at the Place Blanche, the intersection and end of the Rue Blanche. In 1889, the was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the . is situated 440 metres southwest of Bateau-Lavoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montmartre and Pigalle.

Suburb
is a large hill in 's northern . It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the .

Suburb
Photo: Albertus teolog, Public domain.
is an area in , France, around the Place , on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste .

Photo: Mbzt, CC BY 3.0.
The of is probably best known for the hill of Montmartre which was the centre of the Communard uprising of the late-nineteenth century, but is also perhaps better known as the centre of the flourishing artist community of the period from around 1907-1914.

Bateau-Lavoir

Latitude
48.88613° or 48° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
2.33754° or 2° 20′ 15″ east
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Bateau-Lavoir” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Chinese: “洗濯船”
  • Czech: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Dutch: “Le Bateau-Lavoir”
  • French: “Bateau-Lavoir de Paris”
  • French: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • German: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Greek: “Μπατώ-Λαβουάρ”
  • Hungarian: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Indonesian: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Italian: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Japanese: “洗濯船”
  • Malay: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Persian: “بتو-لووآر”
  • Polish: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Russian: “Бато-Лавуар”
  • Spanish: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Turkish: “Bateau-Lavoir”
  • Ukrainian: “Бато-Лавуар”
  • Vietnamese: “Bateau-Lavoir”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Bateau-Lavoir and Place Émile-Goudeau.

Nearby Places

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