Boulevard du Montparnasse explained

Boulevard du Montparnasse
Map Type:	Paris
Map Size:	250
Coordinates:	48.8428°N 2.3272°W
Arrondissement:	6th, 14th, 15th
Quarter:	Notre-Dame des Champs . Necker . Montparnasse .
Terminus A:	Place Léon-Paul Fargue
Terminus B:	Place Camille Jullian
Length:	1632m (5,354feet)
Width:	39m (128feet)
Completion Date:	Lettres patentes du 9 août 1760
Inauguration Label:	Denomination

The Boulevard du Montparnasse (pronounced as /fr/) is a two-way boulevard in Montparnasse, in the 6th, 14th and 15th arrondissements of Paris.

Situation

The boulevard runs south-eastward from the Place Léon-Paul Fargue to the Port-Royal (Place Camille Jullian) and is 1.7km in length.^[1] The Tour Montparnasse and place du 18 juin 1940 are located along it.

History

During the 1930s, when American writer Henry Miller was penniless in Paris, he would often sleep on a bench outside the Closerie des Lilas, a brasserie located at 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Cimetière du Montparnasse
• Gare Montparnasse

Notes and References

1. [Google Maps]
2. Web site: Paris Spirit: A Nice Story, Henry Miller Writer Born on a Paris Bench . chateaux-paris.com . 2024.
3. Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 122