Left Bank generally refers to the bank of a river or other body of water that is on the left side when facing downstream. It may specifically refer to:
Places
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Left Bank of the Rhine, the western bank of the Rhine, formerly part of the Holy Roman Empire
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Left Bank (Biscay)
The left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao (Spanish, ''Margen Izquierda'' / Basque, ''Ezkerraldea'') is a part of the Greater Bilbao region, its main towns are Barakaldo, Sestao, Santurtzi and Portugalete and in addition to the iron mines (''Zona Mine ...
, the left bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain
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Left Bank (Kyiv)
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
, the left bank of the Dnieper River in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Left-bank Ukraine
Left-bank Ukraine ( uk, Лівобережна Україна, translit=Livoberezhna Ukrayina; russian: Левобережная Украина, translit=Levoberezhnaya Ukraina; pl, Lewobrzeżna Ukraina) is a historic name of the part of Ukrain ...
, a historical region in Ukraine
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Left Bank (Bordeaux)
The wine regions of Bordeaux are a large number of wine growing areas, differing widely in size and sometimes overlapping, which lie within the overarching wine region of Bordeaux, centred on the city of Bordeaux and covering the whole area of the ...
, a wine region in France
* Left Bank, a laneway adjoining
Cuba Street, Wellington
Cuba Street is a prominent city street in Wellington, New Zealand. Among the best known and most popular streets in the city, the Cuba precinct has been labelled Wellington's cultural centre, and is known for its high-per-capita arts scene the ...
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Rive Gauche
The Rive Gauche (, ''Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''Rive D ...
, the southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France
Other uses
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Left Bank (horse)
Left Bank (May 9, 1997 – October 7, 2002) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Out of the mare, Marshesseaux, Left Bank was sired by Jerome Handicap winner, French Deputy, a son of Deputy Minister who was the 1981 Canad ...
, an American Thoroughbred racehorse
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''Left Bank'' (film), a 2008 Belgian film
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Rive Gauche Nightclub Rive Gauche Nightclub, open late 1999 to mid-2005, was a popular nightclub located in the River West district near Chicago's Greektown neighborhood, and the Loop. Rive Gauche is a French title meaning Left Bank, an appropriate name for a nightclub ...
, a Parisian-themed nightclub in the River West District of Chicago, US
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Left Bank Cinema
French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...
, an offshoot of the French New Wave
* "Left Bank", a song from the 2007 album ''
Pocket Symphony
A pocket symphony is a song with extended form. The term was popularized by English journalist Derek Taylor, who used it to describe the Beach Boys' 1966 single "Good Vibrations". (The description of a "pocket" symphony had appeared in print sin ...
'' by Air
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Left Bank Leeds, an arts centre in Leeds, England
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Bank (geography)
In geography, a bank is the land alongside a body of water. Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography, as follows.
In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrai ...
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Right Bank (disambiguation)
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The Left Banke
The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina". The band often used what the music press referred to as "baroqu ...
, a 1960s American pop group
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