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Boulevard du Montparnasse

Coordinates: 48°50′34″N 2°19′38″E / 48.84278°N 2.32722°E / 48.84278; 2.32722
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Boulevard du Montparnasse
Boulevard Montparnasse
Boulevard du Montparnasse is located in Paris
Boulevard du Montparnasse
Shown within Paris
Length1,632 m (5,354 ft)
Width39 m (128 ft)
Arrondissement6th, 14th, 15th
QuarterNotre-Dame des Champs . Necker . Montparnasse .
Coordinates48°50′34″N 2°19′38″E / 48.84278°N 2.32722°E / 48.84278; 2.32722
Fromplace Léon Paul Fargue
Toplace Camille Jullian
Construction
CompletionLettres 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

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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. During a period in his life when American writer Henry Miller had no money in the 1930s, he would sleep on a bench outside the Closerie des Lilas, a brasserie located at 171, Boulevard du Montparnasse.[2]

Located near the Métro stationsDurocVavinPort-Royal and Montparnasse – Bienvenüe.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google Maps, accessed 13 April 2024
  2. ^ Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 122