Tolbiac: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Named after the Battle of Tolbiac in 496, a legendary victory of Frankish king Clovis over the Alemanni, which preceded his conversion to Christianity.
Anecdote
According to legend, Clovis promised to convert to Christianity if he won the Battle of Tolbiac.
Around Tolbiac
- Manufacture des Gobelins, 1250 m away — A royal workshop founded in the 17th century that still weaves exceptional tapestries for the French state today.
- Butte-aux-Cailles, 900 m away — A former village of cobbled lanes and low houses, spared from Haussmann's grand renovations.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, 900 m away — Four glass towers shaped like open books, housing one of the largest document collections in the world.