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Vavin (Paris Métro)
Vavin () is a metro station, station of the Paris Métro on Paris Métro Line 4, line 4 on the border of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement and 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement, under Place Pablo Picasso, Pablo-Picasso at the intersection of Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail. It is named after the nearby rue Vavin, named after 19th-century statesman Alexis Vavin (1792-1863). It has the peculiarity of having two connections to other lines on the track towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Paris Métro), Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac; one from Paris Métro Line 12, line 12 just before entering the station and one towards Paris Métro Line 6, line 6 just after leaving the station. History The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet (Paris Métro), Châtelet and Raspail (Paris Métro), Raspail. As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP Group, RATP, the statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the Luxembourg Palace, seat of the Senate (France), Senate and its Jardin du Luxembourg, garden, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, River Seine. It includes educational institutions such as the , the and the Institut de France, as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), Saint-Germain Abbey and Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Saint-Sulpice Church. This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (surrounding the Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), abbey founded in the 6th century) and Luxembourg (surrounding the Luxembourg Palace, Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
