Liège: history and sights
Served by: metro line 13.
Did you know?
Named after the Belgian city of Liège, in tribute to the heroic resistance of its forts against the German invasion in August 1914, which delayed the enemy advance.
Anecdote
The resistance at Liège in 1914 delayed the German advance by several crucial days, giving the Allies time to organise.
Around Liège
- Église de la Trinité, 550 m away — A 19th-century neo-Renaissance church, where composer Olivier Messiaen was organist for over 60 years.
- Gare Saint-Lazare, 140 m away — Paris's second-busiest railway station, frequently painted by Claude Monet in the 1870s.
- Rue de Liège, 170 m away — A quiet street in the 9th arrondissement, surrounded by elegant Haussmann-era buildings.