Rue Dauphine
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6e Arrt
  Rue DAUPHINE
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| Arrondissement | VIe |
| Quarter | Monnaie |
| Begins | 57 Quai des Grands Augustins and 1 Quai de Conti |
| Ends | 72 Rue Saint-André-des-Arts and 51 Rue Mazarine |
| Length | 268 m |
| Width | 16 m |
| Creation | 1607 |
| Denomination | 1607 |
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Rue Dauphine is a street in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France.
It was named after the Dauphin, son of Henry IV of France.
The Pont Neuf crosses the river Seine in front of the Rue Dauphine.
Nobel prize winning physicist Pierre Curie, husband of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, was struck, and killed, by a horse drawn carriage on this street in 1906.
[edit] Access
| Located near the metro station: Odéon. |
[edit] External links
- Nomenclature (in French)
Coordinates: 48°51′18″N 2°20′22″E / 48.855°N 2.33944°E
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