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Montmartre Artists District

Keith12856 — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:13:00 MDT

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TriggerHappyPix — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:54:00 MDT

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First glimpse of the Sacre Coeur (approaching from the side) Montmartre is the very old artist district - hence the artists palette christmas lights

Oct 3 2009 Day 2

ceeareugh — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:00 MDT

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Angela Foreman and Paul Parker's groups arrived in Paris: Welcome in France We are now in Montmartre the artists district of the city before going on a walking tour to explore Paris So enjoy the tour and let's goooo

Montmartre

mjg9999 — Sun, 7 Aug 2011 00:09:00 MDT

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Montmartre is a hill (the butte Montmartre) which is 130 metres high giving its name to the surrounding district in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement a part of the Right Bank Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacre Coeur on its summit and as a nightclub district The other older church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Salvador Dali Amedeo Modigliani Claude Monet Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh Montmartre is also the setting for several hit films This site is served by metro line 2 stations of Anvers Pigalle and Blanche and the line 12 stations of Pigalle Abbesses Lamarck - Caulaincourt and Jules Joffrin