Place Saint-Michel







































Place Saint-Michel

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The place Saint-Michel and the fontaine Saint-Michel, Paris



Place Saint-Michel is located in Paris
Place Saint-Michel


Shown within Paris

Length 140 m (460 ft)
Width 28 m (92 ft)
Arrondissement
5th, 6th
Quarter Quartier Latin
Coordinates
48°51′12″N 2°20′38″E / 48.85333°N 2.34389°E / 48.85333; 2.34389Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 2°20′38″E / 48.85333°N 2.34389°E / 48.85333; 2.34389
Construction
Completion 1855
Denomination Saint-Michel

The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter, on the borderline between the fifth and sixth arrondissements of Paris, France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine facing the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel.




Contents






  • 1 Description


  • 2 The Saint-Michel monumental fountain


  • 3 Metro station


  • 4 External links





Description


The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank side of the Pont Saint-Michel, which crosses sixty-two metres of water to reach the island, Île de la Cité. At this point, the Place Saint-Michel is formed by the convergence of four streets: two quais along the Seine, the Quai Saint-Michel and the Quai des Grands-Augustins, and the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue Danton, which arrive at angles.


As one proceeds southward along the Rue Danton, addresses on either side of the street are 'Place Saint-Michel' addresses. This continues until one approaches the Rue Saint-André des Arts, which enters from the right, when the addresses become 'Place Saint-André des Arts' addresses. Only south of this place, is the name, Rue Danton, applied. So, one may suppose that the southern end of the Place Saint-Michel is on the street that becomes Rue Danton, about sixty metres north of the intersection with the Rue Saint-André des Arts.


The Place Saint-Michel was enlarged, as part of Baron Haussmann's restructuring of Paris, to form a suitable bridgehead for the new, wider Pont Saint-Michel.


The square's location permits a view of some of the monuments of the Île de la Cité, including Sainte-Chapelle and the Palais de Justice.



The Saint-Michel monumental fountain


The Place Saint-Michel is known as the site of the Fontaine Saint-Michel (St. Michael Fountain), constructed by Gabriel Davioud in 1855-60. Nine major sculptors participated. Originally, the fountain's central statue was supposed to depict Napoleon Bonaparte, but the original conception came under criticism from opponents of Napoleon III; it was finally decided that the statue would be an image of Saint Michael, the Archangel (Saint Michel in French), with two dragons that spout water into the fountain and figures of the four classical cardinal virtues.



Metro station


The Place Saint-Michel is:







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Located near the Métro station: Saint-Michel.

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It is served by line 4.


The Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame station of the RER is also nearby.



External links



  • Media related to Place Saint-Michel (Paris) at Wikimedia Commons









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