Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe]) is one of the four administrative quarters of the6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north, the rue des Saints-Pères on the west, between therue de Seine and rue Mazarine on the east, and the rue du Four on the south. Residents of the quarter are known as Germanopratins.[1]
The quarter has several famous cafés, including Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, le Procope, and theBrasserie Lipp, and a large number of bookstores and publishing houses. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was the centre of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. It is also home to the École des Beaux-Arts, the famed school of fine arts, and the Musée national Eugène Delacroix, in the former apartment and studio of painter Eugène Delacroix.
What I See
- I see flower stands/Je vois des stands de fleurs
- I see boutiques/ Je vois boutiques
- I see a church/ Je vois une eglise
- I see people buying things/ Je vois des gens acheter des choses
- I see people eating/ Je vois des gens manger
Gougeres
Saint Honore
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