Useful information
- Phone : +33 1 40 51 22 21
- Website: : http://www.obspm.fr
Description
Created by Louis XIV, this observatory is the oldest in the world, the four sides of which are oriented towards the cardinal points. Inside, the Paris Meridian, which passes through the Cassini room on a north-south axis, is marked on the floor by a brass strip. This line was established during the summer solstice of 1667 on the site of the observatory, but was abandoned in favour of the Greenwich line in 1884. The observatory is responsible for determining Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide261 m - 123-125 boulevard de Port-Royal, 75013 Paris
- The Green Guide376 m - 261 boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris
- The Green Guide418 m - place Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €117Hotel Pierre Nicole349 m - 39 rue Pierre Nicole, 75005 Paris
- From €92Appartement de Charme Paris Centre370 m - 303 rue saint Jacques, 75005 Paris
- From €86Hôtel Nude Paris - Color Vision424 m - 155, Boulevard Du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris
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Where to eatnearby
- CantinellaAround€21135 m - 30, rue du Faubourg St-Jacques, 75014 Paris
- La Contre Allée€€MICHELIN 2024210 m - 83 avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris
- Harmony CaféAround€15291 m - 117, boulevard de port royal, 75014 Paris
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