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MONTPARNASSE

This historic area takes its name from the in these legendary cafés, and in art galleries
Mount Parnassus of Ancient Greece, the such as the Fondation Cartier, where the
home of Apollo, god of poetry and music. building is as much a work of art as the
After 1910, Paris’s artistic community moved exhibitions themselves. The Tour de
from Montmartre to Montparnasse, where Montparnasse offers panoramic views of the
they would frequent cafés such as La city, and Montparnasse Cemetery is the final
Closerie des Lilas and La Coupole. These days, resting place for some of the famous artists
Montparnasse has gone upmarket, but the and writers who gathered here, such as Jean-
intellectual and arty crowd still congregates Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Man Ray.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings and Streets Modern Architecture Restaurants see pp305–6
3 Rue Campagne-Première 5 Tour Montparnasse 1 L’Arbre de Sel
9 Notre-Dame du Travail Historic Cafés and Restaurants 2 L’Assiette
q Catacombes de Paris 1 La Coupole 3 La Cantine du Troquet
w Observatoire de Paris 4 La Cerisaie
e La Closerie des Lilas 5 Chez Marcel
Cemeteries 6 Le Dôme
4 Cimetière du Montparnasse 7 Le Jeu de Quilles
pp182–3 8 Moustache
Museums and Galleries 9 Le Parc aux Cerfs
10 Le Plomb du Cantal
2 Musée Zadkine 11 Le Sélect
6 Musée Antoine Bourdelle 12 Tavola di Gio
7 Musée de la Poste 13 Le Timbre
8 Institut Pasteur 14 Les Zazous
0 Fondation Cartier
See also Street Finder
V A U G I R A R D
maps 15–16 St-Placide
D E R E N N E S B O U L E V Notre-Dame-
des-Champs
R U E Montparnasse D E R U E
Bienvenüe
R U E 8 •13 RUE VAVIN
RUE STANISLAS
Falguière AVE DU MAINE PLACE MONTPARNASSE A R D R U
B O U L E V A R D
RUE DE
DU 18
RUE FALGUIERE MOISANT BIENVENUE RUE DU DEPART D'ODESSA RUE RUE DELAMBRE PICASSO RUE BREA E N O T R E D A M E D E S C H A M P S
Pasteur R ANTOINE BOURDELLE PLACE L'ARRIVEE JUIN 1940 R A S P A I L D ' A S S A S
DU D U
RUE
R LE VERRIER
Vavin
PLACE P
RUE ARMAND
RUE DU DR ROUX D'ARSONVAL BLVD DE VAUGIRARD Montparnasse LA GAITE Quinet EDGAR QUINET M O N T P A R N A S S E
R HUYGHENS
BLVD
Bienvenüe
Gare
Montparnasse
Edgar
RUE CAMPAGNE-
RUE
R U E F A L G U I È R E RU E ANDRÉ GIDE ATLANTIQUE RUE DU CDT RENE A V E N U E D U DE MONTPARNASSE Raspail B O U L E V A R D R U E B O I S S O N A D E Port Royal
PREMIERE
JARDIN
MOUCHOTTE
CIMETIERE DU
RUE
R U E E M I L E R I C H A R D
RUE DU COTENTIN
AVE DENFERT-ROCHEREAU
Gaîté
B O U L EVA R D P A S T E U R
PLACE DE RUE JEAN ZAY
RUE DE L'OUEST
CATALOGNE
RUE ALAIN
RUE GUILLEMINOT
RUE DE L'OUEST RUE DU CHÂTEAU R U E F R O I D E V A U X Rochereau R A S P A I L BLVD ARAGO RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT JACQUES
RUE RAYMOND
Denfert
R U E B O U L A R D
Pernety
LOSSERAND M A I N E
R U E D A G U E R R E
Saint
Jacques
R U E L I A N C O U R T
Denfert
LECLERC
0 metres 400 RUE MOUTON-DUVERNET AVE DU GÉNÉRAL AVENUE RENÉ COTY Rochereau
Mouton
Duvernet
0 yards 400
Bronze angel statue at the Cimetière du Montparnasse For keys to symbols see back flap
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