Boulevard du Montparnasse
(Redirected from Place du 18 juin 1940)
 Boulevard Montparnasse | |
  Shown within Paris | |
| Length | 1,632 m (5,354 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 6th, 14th, 15th |
| Quarter | Notre-Dame des Champs . Necker . Montparnasse . |
| Coordinates | 48°50′34″N 2°19′38″E / 48.84278°N 2.32722°E |
| From | Place Léon-Paul Fargue |
| To | Place Camille Jullian |
| Construction | |
| Completion | Lettres patentes du 9 août 1760 |
The Boulevard du Montparnasse (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ dy mɔ̃paʁnas]) is a two-way boulevard in Montparnasse, in the 6th, 14th and 15th arrondissements of Paris.
Situation
[edit]The boulevard runs south-eastward from the Place Léon-Paul Fargue to the Port-Royal (Place Camille Jullian) and is 1.7km in length.[1] The Tour Montparnasse and place du 18 juin 1940 are located along it.
| Located near the Métro stations: Duroc, Vavin, Port-Royal and Montparnasse – Bienvenüe. |
History
[edit]During the 1930s, when American writer Henry Miller was penniless in Paris, he would often sleep on a bench outside the Closerie des Lilas, a brasserie located at 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse.[2][3]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boulevard du Montparnasse (Paris).
References
[edit]- ^ Google Maps, accessed 13 April 2024
- ^ "Paris Spirit: A Nice Story, Henry Miller Writer Born on a Paris Bench". chateaux-paris.com. 2024.
- ^ Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 122
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