Place Denfert-Rochereau

The Place Denfert -Rochereau is a square in the Montparnasse district of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement. It is named after Pierre Philippe Denfert -Rochereau, the fortress of Belfort successfully defended the German -Prussian War 1870/71 against the attacking Prussia.

In the middle of 220 times 145 meter square is a copy of the Lion of Belfort. At the southern end are two former customs house, at the entrance to the building of the Paris Catacombs Eastern followed. The square is surrounded by three small parks. In the immediate vicinity of the place of the Montparnasse Cemetery and the Paris Observatory are.

The place is an important transport hub for both the road and for rail transport. Under the square is the station " Denfert -Rochereau " Metro lines 4 and 6, on the edge of the square is the station " Denfert -Rochereau " RER line B. It is also often start or finish point of demonstration trains.

From 1788 to 1860 was located on the site of the present place an opening in the Paris city wall, was raised in the city inches ( Mur des Fermiers généraux ). Because the entrance to the catacombs this opening as the " Barrière d' Enfer " ( " barrier of hell" ) was called. It is described in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and is the venue for the third image in Puccini's opera La Bohème.

After the demolition of the city walls by Haussmann, the space had heard up to that point to the municipality of Mont Rouge, the metropolitan area of ​​Paris was slammed. Founded in 1879, it got its present name.

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  • Place in Paris
  • Place in Europe
  • 14th Arrondissement (Paris)
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