Port du Louvre

The Port du Louvre is a walkway running along the River Seine (on the "right bank") immediately to the south of the Louvre in Paris, France. It is parallel to and lower than the larger Voie Georges Pompidou road between it and the Louvre.

The Port du Louvre is on the Arago route (the Paris Meridian) that runs north-south through Paris, named in honour of the French astronomer and politician François Arago. A bronze Paris Meridian#The Arago medallions, Arago plaque can be found embedded in the paving of the Port du Louvre.An Arago Plaque on the right bank of the Seine, just below the Louvre Museum
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Boats for river trips stop at the Port du Louvre.

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Photograph of the Port du Louvre, including an Arago plaque

Streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, Louvre
Louvre Palace
Quais in Paris, Louvre

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