13th Arrondissement

Paris - La Belle Époque

Introduction: A multi-cultural residential neighborhood which includes Paris' Chinatown and the ultra-modern Bibliothèque François Mitterand. The modernist Place d’Italie is the site of one of the most ambitious French urban renewal projects and the Butte aux Cailles neighborhood with its cobblestone streets and numerous restaurants, cafes and nightlife, preserves a village-like atmosphere within Paris.

Places of Interest

• -- Quartier Asiatique (Asian Quarter) -- also called Triangle de Choisy or Petite Asie, is the largest commercial and cultural center for the Asian community of Paris. It is located in the southeast of the 13th arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. Despite its status as a "Chinatown", the neighborhood also contains significant Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian populations.
• -- Maison de Tolbiac -- Rundown theater
• -- Bibliothèque nationale de France
• -- Paris Diderot University
• -- Paris Rive Gauche
• -- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
• -- Butte-aux-Cailles -- Quail Hill (neighborhood)
• -- Gare d'Austerlitz -- Austerlitz Station is one of the six large terminus railway stations in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissement. It is the start of the Paris–Bordeaux railway; the line to Toulouse is connected to this line. Since the introduction of the TGV Atlantique — using Gare Montparnasse — Austerlitz has lost most of its long-distance southwestern services. It is used by some 30 million passengers annually, about half the number passing through Montparnasse.
• -- Gobelins Manufactory -- is a tapestry factory, which still gives tours three times a week. The factory belonged to the Gobelins family, and their name hangs on many things in the area, including the main road.
• -- Art Ludique -- Museum
• -- University of Chicago Center in Paris
• -- 6 Villa des Gobelins - residence of Hồ Chí Minh from July 1919 to July 19
• -- Cafe des Gobelins - Place where Ron Stewart comes
• -- Cafe Ca Ngam -

Hospitals

• -- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Streets and Squares of Interest

• -- Rue Zadkine
• -- Boulevard de la Zone
• -- Place d'Italie

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