 Gare d'Orsay at Quai Anatole-France | |
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| Former name(s) | Quai de la Grenouillière Quai d'Orsay Quai Bonaparte |
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| Namesake | Anatole France |
| Type | Quay |
| Length | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Width | 19.9 m |
| Location | Paris |
| Arrondissement | 7th arrondissement of Paris |
| Quarter | Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin Invalides |
| Coordinates | 48°51′41″N2°19′24″E / 48.86139°N 2.32333°E Coordinates: 48°51′41″N2°19′24″E / 48.86139°N 2.32333°E |
| From | Quai Voltaire |
| To | Quai d'Orsay |
Quai Anatole-France is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France.
At 585 meters long, Quai Anatole-France begins after Quai Voltaire, at the level of rue du Bac, and continues by quai d'Orsay, from the Boulevard Saint-Germain and at the level of Palais Bourbon.
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