Mirabeau: history and sights
Served by: metro line 10.
Did you know?
Named after the Comte de Mirabeau, a powerful orator and major figure of the early French Revolution, who tried in vain to reconcile monarchy with revolutionary ideals.
Anecdote
Mirabeau delivered memorable speeches to the Constituent Assembly, including the famous 'We are here by the will of the people'.
Around Mirabeau
- Maison de Radio France, 750 m away — An iconic circular building housing the headquarters of French public radio.
- Pont Mirabeau, 300 m away — An early 20th-century metal bridge, celebrated in Apollinaire's poem of the same name.
- Bois de Boulogne, 1800 m away — A vast 850-hectare wood west of Paris, laid out in the 19th century in the style of London's parks.