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Street-by-Street: Montparnasse

Renowned for its mix of art and high living,
Montparnasse continues to live up to its
name: Mount Parnassus was the mountain
dedicated by the ancient Greeks to Apollo,
god of poetry, music and beauty. That mix
was especially potent in the 1920s and 1930s,
when such artists and writers as Picasso,
Hemingway, Cocteau, Giacometti, Matisse
and Modigliani were to be seen in the local
bars, cafés and cabarets.

5 . Tour Montparnasse
One of Europe’s tallest tower blocks rests on 56
piles that extend 62 m (203 ft) below the surface.

Metro Edgar Quinet

4 . Cimetière du BLVD DU MONTPARNASSE
Montparnasse RUE DU DEPART
This fine sculpture, The RUE D’ ODESSA RUE DU MONTPARNASSE
Separation of a Couple
by De Max, stands in the
smallest of the city’s major
cemeteries.

RUE DE LA GAITE BLVD EDGAR QUINET

The Théâtre Montparnasse
at No. 31, has fully restored
original 1880s decor.

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