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Rue des Bernardins - Paris (France)

Rue des Bernardins 15/07/2024 08h40

Rue des Bernadins in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris looking towards the Seine (Quai de la Tournelle). At the right the tower of the Église Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet.

 

Rue des Bernardins

Rue des Bernardins is a street (370 meters long, 12 meters wide) in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris in the quartier Saint-Victor.

This street starts at 57, quai de la Tournelle and ends at 14, rue des Écoles. This street is served by métro line 10, station Maubert - Mutualité.. The street owes its name to the vicinity of the Bernardins college.

 

This street was built in 1246 on land called "clos du Chardonnet". Due to the presence of the Bernardin convent, it took the name of "rue des Bernardins", however it is mentioned in 1427 under the name of "rue Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet" because it is a continuation of it.

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