Boulevard du Montparnasse
48°50′34″N 2°19′38″E / 48.84278°N 2.32722°E / 48.84278; 2.32722
The Boulevard du Montparnasse is a two-way boulevard in Montparnasse, in the 6th, 14th and 15th arrondissements of Paris.
Situation
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 stations: Duroc, Vavin, Port-Royal and Montparnasse – Bienvenüe. |
See also
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- Cimetière du Montparnasse
- Gare Montparnasse
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