Quai de la Rapée: history and sights
Served by: metro line 5.
Did you know?
Serves the Seine quays near the Institut médico-légal, Paris's well-known municipal morgue, as well as the Ministry of the Economy and Finance at Bercy.
Anecdote
The Institut médico-légal, on this quay since 1914, has inspired numerous crime novels.
Around Quai de la Rapée
- Institut médico-légal de Paris, 210 m away — The famous municipal morgue on this quay since 1914, which has inspired numerous crime novels.
- Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances, 600 m away — A huge modern building in Bercy, home to the French Ministry of Finance.
- Berges de Seine, 200 m away — Quays converted into a pedestrian promenade, popular for waterside strolls.