Rue d'Assas is a street in the
6th ''arrondissement'' of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, named after
Nicolas-Louis d'Assas.
Features
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Musée Edouard Branly
The Musée Édouard Branly is a museum dedicated to the work of radio pioneer Édouard Branly (1844-1940). It is located in the 6th arrondissement at the Institut Catholique de Paris-ISEP, 21, rue d'Assas, Paris, France, and open by appointment ...
(at #21)
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Musée "Bible et Terre Sainte"
The Musée Bible et Terre Sainte (Bible and Holy Land Museum), also known as the Musée Biblique (Biblical Museum), is a small museum operated by the Institut Catholique de Paris, and located in the 6th ''arrondissement'' of Paris, France, at 21 ...
(at #21)
* Main campus of
Panthéon-Assas University (at #92)
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Zadkine Museum (at #100)
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Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg (), known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat (Senate Garden), is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de' ...
: ''rue d'Assas'' borders the ''Jardin'' between rue Guynemer and rue Auguste-Comte
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Hélène Darroze
Hélène Darroze (born 23 February 1967) is a French chef. She has 6 Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London with 3 stars, Marsan par Hélène Darroze in Paris with 2 stars and Hélène Darroze à Villa La ...
's cafe
Notable people
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Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes lived at #8.
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( , ; 2 August 1834 – 4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter. He is best known for designing ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', commonly known as the Statue of Liberty.
Early life and education
Barthold ...
, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, had his last residence and studio at #82.
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Joe Dassin
Joseph Ira Dassin (; 5 November 1938 – 20 August 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter and actor. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin.
Early life
Dassin was born in New York City to American film director Jules Dassin (19 ...
lived at #28, from 1968 to 1974.
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Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
was born at Tarnier Clinic at #89.
References
External links
Map of Paris (browser plugin required)For an aerial photograph tick ''Voie, adresse'' and type ''Abbaye''
Assas, Rue d'
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