Rue de Seine
| Length | 665 |
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| Quarter | Saint-Germain-des-Prés |
Rue de Seine is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Rue de Seine is one of the most sought after streets in Paris due to its history and very close proximity to the Louvre and other famous Parisian landmarks.
It is famous for Guy Debord's 1953 anticapitalist graffiti Ne travaillez jamais (Don't ever work).[1][2]
Rue de Seine is the theme and title of a poem by the famous French poet Jacques Prévert.
In the French novel La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac, the aristocratic character Marquess Armand de Montriveau lived in Rue de Seine.
Notable residents
- Count D'Artagnan, captain of the Musketeers of the Guard who died during the Franco-Dutch war, lived at number 25 Rue de Seine.
- Charles Baudelaire, French poet who lived at number 57 and number 27 Rue de Seine.
- Jacques Borker, 20th century French artist.
- Raymond Duncan, American dancer, philosopher, artist and brother of Isadora Duncan lived at number 51 Rue de Seine
- Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin known as "George Sand", French novelist known for her numerous affairs with celebrities including Frederic Chopin, lived at number 52 Rue de Seine
- Marcello Mastroianni, Italian film actor
- Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, Polish poet
- Claude-Louis Navier, French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics
References
48°51′15″N 2°20′13″E / 48.85417°N 2.33694°E
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