Place Monge: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Named after mathematician Gaspard Monge, founder of descriptive geometry and a close associate of Napoleon. The station serves the Arènes de Lutèce, a 1st-century Roman amphitheatre rediscovered in the 19th century in the heart of Paris.
Anecdote
The Arènes de Lutèce could hold up to 15,000 spectators for gladiator fights and other shows.
Around Place Monge
- Arènes de Lutèce, 300 m away — A 1st-century Roman amphitheatre rediscovered in the 19th century, once able to seat 15,000 spectators.
- Grande Mosquée de Paris, 250 m away — A mosque built in the 1920s in tribute to Muslim soldiers who died for France, with a well-known tea room.
- Jardin des Plantes, 350 m away — A royal botanical garden founded in 1626, home to tropical greenhouses, a menagerie and a natural history museum.