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ThePlace du Tertre (French pronunciation:[plasdytɛʁtʁ]) is a square in the18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few streets away from theBasilica of the Sacré Cœur and theLapin Agilecabaret, it is near the summit of the city's elevatedMontmartre quarter.
The Place du Tertre was the heart of the prestigious Benedictine Montmartre Abbey, established in 1133 by KingLouis VI. Montmartre Abbey thrived through the centuries and until theFrench Revolution under the patronage of theKings of France. The Place du Tertre was opened to the public in 1635 as Montmartre village central square. From the end of the 18th century untilWorld War I, the whole Montmartre Bohème could be seen there: painters, songwriters and poets.[1]
With its many artists setting up their easels each day for thetourists, the Place du Tertre is a reminder of the time when Montmartre was the mecca of modern art. At the beginning of the 20th century, many painters includingPablo Picasso,Amedeo Modigliani, andMaurice Utrillo were living there, some at the nearbyLe Bateau-Lavoir. TheMusée de Montmartre, the former home and studio ofPierre-Auguste Renoir andSuzanne Valadon, and the L'Espace Salvador Dalí, a museum principally dedicated to the sculpture and drawings ofSalvador Dalí, can be found near the Place du Tertre.[2]
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