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1 La Coupole 5 Tour
102 Blvd du Montparnasse 75014. Montparnasse
Map 16 D2. Tel 01 43 20 14 20. 33 Ave du Maine 75014. Map 15 C2.
q Vavin, Montparnasse. Open q Montparnasse-Bienvenüe. Tel 01
8am–11pm daily (to midnight Sat & 45 38 52 56. Open Apr–Sep: 9:30am–
Sun). See Where to Eat and Drink p305. 11:30pm daily; Oct–Mar: 9:30am–
10:30pm daily (to 11pm Fri & Sat); last
Established in 1927, this historic elevator 30 mins before closing. & 0
café-restaurant and dance hall - 8 ∑ tourmontparnasse56.com
underwent a face-lift in the
1980s. Its red velvet seats and This was Europe’s largest office
famous columns, decorated by block when it was built in 1973
various artists, have survived. as the focal point of a new
Among its clientele have been business sector. At 210 m (690 ft)
Jean-Paul Sartre, Josephine high, it totally dominates the
Baker and Roman Polanski. area’s skyline. The views from
the 56th floor are spectacular –
up to 40 km (25 miles) on a
2 Musée Zadkine clear day. The tower also has Panoramic view of Paris from the
Europe’s fastest lift (56 floors in 56th floor of Tour Montparnasse
100 bis Rue d’Assas 75116. Map 16 E1.
Tel 01 55 42 77 20. q Notre-Dame- 38 seconds) and a panoramic bar.
des-Champs. Open 10am–6pm Tue– Hall in an extension and include
Sun. Closed public hols. & 8 by 6 Musée Antoine the group of sculptures for the
appt, Tel 01 49 54 75 92. 7 limited. relief decoration of the Théâtre
∑ zadkine.paris.fr Bourdelle des Champs-Elysées.
18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle 75015.
The Russian-born sculptor Map 15 B1. Tel 01 49 54 73 73. 7 Musée de la
Ossip Zadkine lived here from q Montparnasse-Bienvenüe.
1928 until his death in 1967. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Poste
The small house, studio and Closed public hols. & 7 limited. 34 Blvd de Vaugirard 75015. Map 15 B2.
garden contain his works. ∑ bourdelle.paris.fr Tel 01 42 79 24 24 or 01 53 71 98 49.
Here he produced his great q Montparnasse-Bienvenüe.
commemorative sculpture, The prolific sculptor Antoine Closed for renovations until 2018;
Ville Détruite, commissioned by Bourdelle lived and worked in temporary exhibitions at various
Rotterdam after World War II, the studio here from 1884 until venues in Paris meanwhile, see
and two monuments to Vincent his death in 1929. The house, website. & 8 by appt. Library.
Van Gogh, one for Holland and studio and garden are now a ∑ ladressemuseedelaposte.fr
one for Auvers-sur-Oise, where museum devoted to his life and
Van Gogh died. The museum’s work. Among the 900 sculptures Every conceivable aspect of the
works span the development of on display are the original plaster history of the French postal
Zadkine’s style, from his Cubist casts of his monumental works service and methods of transport
beginnings to Expressionism planned for wide public squares. is covered in this well laid-out
and Abstractionism. They are housed in the Great collection. There is even a room
devoted to mail delivery in times
of war – carrier pigeons were
3 Rue Campagne- used during the Franco-Prussian
Première War with postmarks stamped
on their wings. Postage stamp
75014. Map 16 E2. q Raspail. art is displayed in the gallery.
This street has some interesting
Art Deco buildings and a long 8 Institut Pasteur
artistic tradition. Modigliani, 25–28 Rue du Docteur Roux 75015.
ravaged by opium and Map 15 A2. Tel 01 45 68 80 00.
tuberculosis, lived at No. 3 during q Pasteur. Open for tours only, 2–
his last years. Between the wars 5:30pm Mon–Fri. Closed Aug, public
many artists resided here, such as hols. & 8 2, 3 & 4pm; ID required.
Picasso, Joan Miró and Kandinsky. Tours of 10+ people: apply 3 months
in advance (01 45 68 82 83 or musee@
pasteur.fr). ^ = ∑ pasteur.fr
4 Cimetière du
Montparnasse The Institut Pasteur, France’s
Sculptures in the Great Hall of the leading medical research centre,
See pp182–3. Musée Antoine Bourdelle was founded by the scientist

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