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Picasso’s sculpture Homage to TUILERIES
Apollinaire is a tribute to the artist’s QUARTER BEAUBOURG
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friend, the poet Guillaume Apollinaire. LES HALLES
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It was erected in 1959, near the Café ST-GERMAIN-
de Flore, where the poet held court. INVALIDES DES-PRES ILE DE LA
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TOWER
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Locator Map
See Central Paris Map pp16–17
3. Musée Eugène Key
Delacroix
Here, Delacroix created Suggested route
the splendid mural,
Jacob Wrestling, for St-
Sulpice (see p174). 0 metres 100
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R U E B O N A PA R T E old-fashioned street lamps and shady
Rue de Fürstenberg is a tiny square with
trees. It is often used as a film setting.

R U E M A Z A R I N E

Rue de Buci was for centuries
an important Left Bank street
and the site of some real
tennis courts. It now holds
R U E D E B U C I a lively market every day.
LE CHATEAU
RUE BOURBON

B L V D S T - G E R M A I N

Metro St-Germain- R U E D E M O N T FA U C O N R U E D E S E I N E R U E D E L A N C I E N N E C O M E D I E
des-Prés 2 Palais Abbatial
This was the residence of
R U E M A B I L L O N 1789 Revolution.
abbots from 1586 till the
Metro Metro
Mabillon R U E F E L I B I E N Odéon
CARREFOUR D E L,O D E O N

Marché St-Germain is an old covered
food market which opened in 1818, Danton’s statue (1889),
taking over the site of a former by Auguste Paris, is a tribute
fairground (see p331). to the Revolutionary leader.

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