Statue de Diderot
Statue de Diderot
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Neighbourhood: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
In Saint-Germain-des-Prés, life is effortlessly chic and all things are beautiful. The main boulevard is dotted with famed terraced cafés, haut-couture shops, ivy-covered railings and fine-dining restaurants. Antique dealers and art galleries surround the fine art school and small museums hide in unassuming squares. The neighbourhood’s namesake church is the oldest in Paris and is the backdrop for talented musicians every weekend. The Luxembourg Gardens house the national senate, splendid lawns and flourishing flower beds. Famous faces and bourgeois Parisians frequent Saint Germain accompanied by the students of Rue Saint Guillaume and Rue des Saints-Pères. This is a neighbourhood where afternoon people-watching from a café or playing cards in a brasserie are a key part of the daily fabric.
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- Saint-Germain-des-Prés • 1 min walk
- Mabillon • 2 min walk
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Frank Geisler 🇨🇭
Zurich, Switzerland15,543 contributions
May 2018 • Family
We came just for a short visit to this unspectacular statue.
At least it was big enough so we could play hide and seek with our little.
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At least it was big enough so we could play hide and seek with our little.
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Written 29 May 2018
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KylieIsTravelling
Perth, Australia4,097 contributions
Dec 2017 • Solo
This statue is quite unobtrusive and sits on the side walk next to a little newsstand. It would be easy to walk past without even knowing it’s there although is worth a few minutes to admire the statue if you’re in the area.
Written 26 December 2017
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Neil K
Liverpool, UK829,297 contributions
Jun 2023 • Friends
Walking down one of the great boulevards of Paris namely Boulevard Saint Germain I came across this statue in honour of Denis Diderot.
Denis Diderot ( 1713-1784 ) was a French philosopher and writer ,best remembered for being the co founder of Encyclopedie and was a prominent figure in the Age of Enlightenment.
The statue is cool ,the work of sculptor Jean Gautherin and unveiled in 1886 ,it's very photogenic and shows the great man reposing on a seat ,it's well worth checking out if you're near Boulevard Saint Germain.
Denis Diderot ( 1713-1784 ) was a French philosopher and writer ,best remembered for being the co founder of Encyclopedie and was a prominent figure in the Age of Enlightenment.
The statue is cool ,the work of sculptor Jean Gautherin and unveiled in 1886 ,it's very photogenic and shows the great man reposing on a seat ,it's well worth checking out if you're near Boulevard Saint Germain.
Written 21 June 2023
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Alice R
Hobart, Australia8,926 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
We saw this whilst on a bus trip and I appreciated the fact there was books under the chair and he was holding a pen, thus you knew what his profession was without researching any further, but he was also a philosopher during revolutionary times.
Written 3 April 2020
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JnVSydney
Greater Sydney, Australia21,381 contributions
Dec 2019
Dedicated to a french philosopher and writer, (Denis Diderot (1713-1784)),who was known for his views/ideas that inspired the revolution. We like how he is depicted holding a pen, pondering his thoughts/words.
Written 9 February 2020
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