Reuilly-Diderot: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 1 and 8.
Did you know?
Serves a district named after Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot, co-editor of the famous Encyclopédie, a major work of the 18th century.
Anecdote
Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie gathered the knowledge of the era into 28 volumes, a monumental project for its time.
Around Reuilly-Diderot
- Bois de Vincennes, 700 m away — Paris's largest green space, with a lake, zoo and racecourse, a former royal hunting ground.
- Marché Beauvau, 450 m away — A historic covered market in the 12th arrondissement, lively and popular with local residents.
- Coulée verte René-Dumont, 290 m away — A planted walkway on former railway tracks, the forerunner of New York's High Line.