Pierre et Marie Curie: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Named in honour of physicist couple Pierre and Marie Curie, pioneers of radioactivity research, twice awarded the Nobel Prize.
Anecdote
Marie Curie remains the only person to have received the Nobel Prize in two different scientific disciplines, physics and chemistry.
Around Pierre et Marie Curie
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, 400 m away — Four glass towers shaped like open books, housing one of the largest document collections in the world.
- Parc de Choisy, 1150 m away — A peaceful public garden in the 13th arrondissement, popular with local families.
- Quartier chinois, 650 m away — One of the largest Chinatowns in Europe, known for its Asian restaurants and shops.