Avenue Henri Martin: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
Named after Avenue Henri-Martin, christened in 1885 in tribute to the historian Henri Martin (1810–1883), mayor of the 16th arrondissement in 1870 and later a senator.
Anecdote
Acclaimed as the 'national historian', Henri Martin was given a public funeral when he died in 1883.
Around Avenue Henri Martin
- Musée Marmottan Monet, 900 m away — A museum holding the largest collection of works by Claude Monet.
- Musée Clemenceau, 800 m away — The apartment on Rue Franklin where Georges Clemenceau lived, now a museum.
- Bois de Boulogne, 2100 m away — A vast wood at the gates of Paris.