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[[File:Par Arr.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The [[Arrondissements of Paris|''arrondissements'' of Paris]] with the river [[Seine]] bisecting the city. The ''Rive Gauche'' is the southern half.]] |
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'''La Rive Gauche''' ({{IPA-fr|la ʁiv ɡoʃ}}, ''The Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river [[Seine]] in [[Paris]]. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''[[Rive Droite]]'') is to the right. |
'''La Rive Gauche''' ({{IPA-fr|la ʁiv ɡoʃ}}, ''The Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river [[Seine]] in [[Paris]]. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''[[Rive Droite]]'') is to the right. |
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"Rive Gauche" or "Left Bank" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era; the Paris of artists, writers and philosophers, including [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Arthur Rimbaud]], [[Paul Verlaine]], [[Henri Matisse]], [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and dozens of other members of the great artistic community at [[Montparnasse]]. The phrase implies a sense of [[bohemianism]] and creativity. Some of its famous streets are the ''[[Boulevard Saint-Germain]]'', the ''[[Boulevard Saint-Michel]]'' and the ''Rue de Rennes''. |
"Rive Gauche" or "Left Bank" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era; the Paris of artists, writers and philosophers, including [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Arthur Rimbaud]], [[Paul Verlaine]], [[Henri Matisse]], [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and dozens of other members of the great artistic community at [[Montparnasse]]. The phrase implies a sense of [[bohemianism]] and creativity. Some of its famous streets are the ''[[Boulevard Saint-Germain]]'', the ''[[Boulevard Saint-Michel]]'' and the ''Rue de Rennes''. |
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In the twelfth century, the philosopher [[Peter Abelard|Abélard]] helped create the Left Bank neighborhood known as the [[Latin Quarter, Paris|Latin Quarter]]. The controversial Abélard was pressured into relocating from the prestigious [[Île de la Cité]] to a less conspicuous residence in the Left Bank, and as his followers populated the area, it became famous for the prevalence of scholarly [[Medieval Latin|Latin]] spoken there.<ref name=Belle >{{Cite book |title=La Belle France |last=Horne |first=Alistair |authorlink= |year=2004 |publisher=Vintage |location=USA |isbn=9781400034871 |page=18 |url= |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> The area, now part of the [[5th arrondissement of Paris|5th ''arrondissement'']], formed the basis of the saying, "Paris 'learned to think' on the Left Bank."<ref name=Belle /> |
In the twelfth century, the philosopher [[Peter Abelard|Abélard]] helped create the Left Bank neighborhood known as the [[Latin Quarter, Paris|Latin Quarter]]. The controversial Abélard was pressured into relocating from the prestigious [[Île de la Cité]] to a less conspicuous residence in the Left Bank, and as his followers populated the area, it became famous for the prevalence of scholarly [[Medieval Latin|Latin]] spoken there.<ref name=Belle >{{Cite book |title=La Belle France |last=Horne |first=Alistair |authorlink= |year=2004 |publisher=Vintage |location=USA |isbn=9781400034871 |page=18 |url= |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> The area, now part of the [[5th arrondissement of Paris|5th ''arrondissement'']], formed the basis of the saying, "Paris 'learned to think' on the Left Bank."<ref name=Belle /> |
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La Rive Gauche (French pronunciation: [la ʁiv ɡoʃ], The Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right.
"Rive Gauche" or "Left Bank" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era; the Paris of artists, writers and philosophers, including Pablo Picasso, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Henri Matisse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and dozens of other members of the great artistic community at Montparnasse. The phrase implies a sense of bohemianism and creativity. Some of its famous streets are the Boulevard Saint-Germain, the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue de Rennes.
In the twelfth century, the philosopher Abélard helped create the Left Bank neighborhood known as the Latin Quarter. The controversial Abélard was pressured into relocating from the prestigious Île de la Cité to a less conspicuous residence in the Left Bank, and as his followers populated the area, it became famous for the prevalence of scholarly Latin spoken there.[1] The area, now part of the 5th arrondissement, formed the basis of the saying, "Paris 'learned to think' on the Left Bank."[1]
There are many famous Parisian monuments along the Rive Gauche. They are: La tour Eiffel, musée d'Orsay, and so on.
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