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| Former name | none |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette |
| Arrondissement | 1st arrondissement |
| Coordinates | 48°51′48″N2°20′09″E / 48.86322°N 2.33590°E /48.86322; 2.33590 |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 19 February 1966 |
ThePlace Colette is a square in the1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
The square is bordered to the north and east by wings of thePalais-Royal (containing, to the north, theComédie-Française and to the east, theConseil d'État), to the south by theRue Saint-Honoré and to the west by theRue de Richelieu.[1]
An entrance to thePalais Royal–Musée du Louvre Métro station, serving lines
and
, is on the Place Colette. It was redesigned byJean-Michel Othoniel as theKiosque des noctambules (Kiosk of the night-walkers), completed in October 2000 for the centenary of the Métro.
The Place Colette had no name (it was simply part of the Rue Saint-Honoré) until 1966 when it was named after the writerColette following a request by her only daughter,Colette de Jouvenel, toAndré Malraux who was thenMinister of Culture.[1][2]
The café "Le Nemours", in the façade of the Conseil d'État, has been used as a location for several films:
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