Rue de Seine
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Length665 m (2,182 ft)
 The Rue de Seine at the level of Rue Jacob | |
  Shown within Paris | |
| Length | 665 m (2,182 ft) |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | 6th |
| Quarter | Saint-Germain-des-Prés |
| Coordinates | 48°51′15″N 2°20′13″E / 48.85417°N 2.33694°E |
| From | 3 quai Malaquais |
| To | 16 rue Saint-Sulpice |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1259 |
The Rue de Seine (French pronunciation: [ʁy d(ə) sɛn]) is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the most sought after streets in Paris due to its history and very close proximity to the Louvre and other famous Parisian landmarks.[1]
The Rue de Seine and surrounding streets are host to the highest concentration of art galleries and antique dealers in the world.[1] Other nearby famous landmarks include the Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots and the Jardin du Luxembourg. The neighbourhood of the Rue de Seine also includes famous fashion houses, such as Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Hugo Boss.
- The Hotel La Louisiane at 60 rue de Seine is famous for having accommodated many notable jazz musicians and writers, including Miles Davis, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Ernest Hemingway, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.[2]
- Rue de Seine is the title of a 2006 album by Martial Solal and Dave Douglas.[3]
- In the French novel La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac, the aristocratic character Marquess Armand de Montriveau lived in the Rue de Seine.
- Rue de Seine is the title of a poem by the French poet Jacques Prévert.
- It is also referenced by Julio Cortazar in the first paragraph of his novel Hopscotch (Rayuela).
- It is also famous for Guy Debord's 1953 anticapitalist graffiti Ne travaillez jamais (Never work).[4][5]
