Moulin de la Charité
Moulin de la Charité is a windmill in Paris, Île-de-France. Moulin de la Charité is situated nearby to the tomb Agar, as well as near Tombe Pierre Leroux.Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in 14th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Also known as: “moulin de la Charité”, “moulin du cimetière du Montparnasse”, and “Tour du Moulin de la Charité”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montparnasse Tower and Gare Montparnasse.
Montparnasse Tower
Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre office skyscraper in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre Tour First in the La Défense business district west of Paris's city limits. Montparnasse Tower is situated 510 metres northwest of Moulin de la Charité.
Gare Montparnasse
Railway station
Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare Montparnasse, officially Paris Montparnasse and formerly Gare de l'Ouest, is one of the seven large Paris railway termini, and is located in the 14th and 15th arrondissements. Gare Montparnasse is situated 480 metres northwest of Moulin de la Charité.
Catacombs of Paris
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate. Catacombs of Paris is situated 720 metres southeast of Moulin de la Charité.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 14th arrondissement and Montparnasse.
14th arrondissement
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Although largely residential, the 14th arrondissement is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.
Montparnasse
Suburb
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Montparnasse is an area in the south of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.
6th arrondissement
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
As with Paris itself, the 6th Arrondissement is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…
Moulin de la Charité
- Categories: building, historic site, and industry
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.83785° or 48° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
2.32469° or 2° 19′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R8QF+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 79621397OpenStreetMap feature
building=windmillOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillWikidata ID
Q28442965
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Moulin de la Charité” goes by many names.
- French: “moulin de la Charité”
- French: “Moulin de la Charité”
- French: “moulin du cimetière du Montparnasse”
- Turkish: “Charité Değirmeni”
- Vietnamese: “moulin de la Charité”
- Vietnamese: “moulin du cimetière du Montparnasse”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agar and Tombe Pierre Leroux.
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