Montmartre seen from the centre Georges Pompidou

Boulevard Montmartre. (1897), a painting by Camille Pissarro of the boulevard that led to Montmartre as seen from his hotel room.

Montmartre is a hill 130 metres high, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank, primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1504, 371 KB) Summary From atop the Pompidou Centre, at 14:04 on the 10th of August 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1504, 371 KB) Summary From atop the Pompidou Centre, at 14:04 on the 10th of August 2005. ... Centre Georges Poopy Doo Doo (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1605, 435 KB) Description: Title: de: Boulevard Montmartre Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 73 × 92 cm Country of origin: de: Frankreich Current location (city): de: St. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1605, 435 KB) Description: Title: de: Boulevard Montmartre Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 73 × 92 cm Country of origin: de: Frankreich Current location (city): de: St. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The garden of Pontoise, painted 1875. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... The 18e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Sacré-CÅ“ur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-CÅ“ur, Basilica of the Sacred Heart) is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart. ... An image of the nave of Saint Pierre de Montmartre Church. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech, Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish (Catalan) surrealist painter. ... Claude Monet also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926)[1] was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movements philosophy of expressing ones perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein... “Picasso” redirects here. ... “van Gogh” redirects here. ...

Name

Montmartre means 'mountain of the martyr'; it owes its name to the martyrdom of Saint Denis, who was decapitated on the hill around 250 AD. Saint Denis was the Bishop of Paris and is the patron saint of France. Saint Denis, also known as Denise, Dionysius, or Dennis is a Christian saint, bishop of Paris, martyr, and a patron saint of France. ... The archbishop of Paris is one of twenty-three archbishops in France. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

The hill's religious symbolism is thought to be even older, as it has been suggested as a likely druidic holy place because it is the highest point in the area. Two druids, from an 1845 publication, based on a bas-relief found at Autun, France. ...

19th century

When Napoleon III and his city planner Baron Haussmann planned to make Paris the most beautiful city in Europe, a first step was to grant large sweeps of land near the center of the city to Haussmann's friends and financial supporters. This drove the original inhabitants to the edges of the city — to the districts of Clichy, La Villette, and the hill with a view of the city, Montmartre. Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... Baron Haussmann, circa 1865 Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann (March 27, 1809 – January 11, 1891) was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Clichy (often called Clichy-la-Garenne or Clichy-sur-Seine) is a city in France, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. ... Villette is a novel by Charlotte Brontë. Villette and La Villette is the name or part of the name of several communes in Europe: France Villette, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département Villette, in the Yvelines département Villette-dAnthon, in the Isère département Villette-de...

Russians occupied Montmartre when invading Paris. They used the altitude of the hill for artillery bombardment of the city. ^[1]

There is a memorial sign on one of the restaurants on Montmartre that says: On the 30th of March 1814 - here the Cossacks for the first time pounced their famous demand "Bistro" and on this summit occurred the noble ancestor of our Bistros. ^[2] This article needs cleanup. ...

LE 30 MARS 1814
LES COSAQUES LANCERENT ICI
EN PREMIER, LEUR TRES FAMEUX "BISTRO"
ET, SUR LA BUTTE, NAQUIT AINSI
LE DIGNE ANCÉTRE DE NOS BISTROTS.
180^eme ANNIVERSAIRE
SYNDICAT D'INTIATIVE DU VIEUX MONTMARTRE

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Since Montmartre was outside the city limits, free of Paris taxes and no doubt also due to the fact that the local nuns made wine, the hill quickly became a popular drinking area. The area developed into a center of free-wheeling and decadent entertainment at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. In the popular cabaret the Moulin Rouge, and at Le Chat Noir, artists, singers and performers regularly appeared including Yvette Guilbert, Marcelle Lender, Aristide Bruant, La Goulue, Georges Guibourg, Mistinguett, Fréhel, Jane Avril, Damia and others. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 759 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (872 × 689 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Charles Betz, http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 759 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (872 × 689 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Charles Betz, http://www. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... For other uses, see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation). ... Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Tournée du Chat Noir, 1896, 135. ... Yvette Guilbert, born January 20, 1867 in Paris, France – died February 4, 1944 in Aix-en-Provence, was a music-hall singer and actress. ... Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) was a French singer-dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ... Aristide Bruant (May 6, 1851 – February 10, 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner who is best recognized as the man in the red scarf and black cape on the famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Georges Guibourg (June 3, 1891 - January 8, 1970) was a French singer, author, writer, playwright, and actor, George Guibourg, alias Georgius, alias Theodore Crapulet, was one of the most popular and versatile performers in Paris for more than 50 years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fréhel, born Marguerite Boulch on July 14, 1891 – died February 3, 1951, was a French singer and actress. ... Avril by Toulouse-Lautrec Jane Avril (1868-1943), was a French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his paintings. ... Marie-Louise Damien (December 5, 1889 – January, 1978) was a French singer and actress best known under the stage name Damia. ...

Basilica of the Sacré Cœur was built on Montmartre from 1876 to 1912 by public subscription as a gesture of expiation after the defeat of 1871 in the Franco-Prussian War. Its white dome is a highly visible landmark in the city, where just below it artists still set up their easels each day amidst the tables and colorful umbrellas of Place du Tertre. The Sacré-CÅ“ur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-CÅ“ur, Basilica of the Sacred Heart) is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Second French Empire North German Confederation allied with south German states (later German Empire) Commanders Napoleon III Otto Von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Strength 400,000 at the beginning of the war 1,200,000 Casualties 150,000 dead or wounded 284,000 captured 350,000 civilian... Street artist making portrait The Place du Tertre, a few streets away from Montmartres Basilica of Sacré-Coeur and the Lapin Agile, is in the heart of the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France. ...

At the beginning of his political career, the future French statesman Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929) was mayor of Montmartre. Georges Clemenceau, by Nadar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Artists gather

Théophile Steinlen's famous advertisement for the tour of the Le Chat Noir cabaret

In the mid-1800s artists, such as Johan Jongkind and Camille Pissarro, came to inhabit Montmartre. By the end of the century, Montmartre and its counterpart on the Left Bank, Montparnasse, became the principal artistic centers of Paris. Image File history File links Steinlein-chatnoir. ... Image File history File links Steinlein-chatnoir. ... Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Tournée du Chat Noir, 1896, 135. ... // Invention of the Jacquard loom in 1801. ... The Seine and Notre-Dame in Paris, 1864, Johan Jongkind, Musée dOrsay, Paris. ... The garden of Pontoise, painted 1875. ... For the musical group, see Left Banke. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ...

Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and other impoverished artists lived and worked in a commune, a building called Le Bateau-Lavoir during the years 1904–1909. “Picasso” redirects here. ... Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920) was an Italian artist, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. ... A Commune is a kind of intentional community where most resources are shared and there is little or no personal property. ... Le Bateau-Lavoir was a squalid block of buildings in Montmartre, Paris situated at 13 Rue Ravignan (Place Emile Goudeau). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Artist associations such as Les Nabis and the Incoherents were formed and individuals including Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Brissaud, Alfred Jarry, Gen Paul, Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Henri Matisse, André Derain, Suzanne Valadon, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Maurice Utrillo, Toulouse-Lautrec, Théophile Steinlen, and African-American "expatriates" such as Langston Hughes worked in Montmartre and drew some of their inspiration from the area. Nabis (or Les Nabis; the prophets, from the Hebrew term for prophet) was a group of young post-impressionist avant-garde Parisian artists of the 1890s that influenced the fine arts and graphic arts in France at the turn of the 20th century. ... The Incoherents (Les Arts Incohérents) was a short-lived French art movement founded by Parisian writer and publisher Jules Lévy in 1882, which anticipated many of the art techniques and satirical attitude commonly attributed to later avant-garde art movements as novel. ... “van Gogh” redirects here. ... Pierre Brissaud (December 23, 1885- 1964) was a French Art Deco illustrator, painter and engraver. ... Alfred Jarry Alfred Jarry (September 8, 1873 – November 1, 1907) was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mothers side. ... Gen Paul, born Eugène Paul on July 2, 1898 in Montmartre, France - died on April 30, 1975 in Paris, France, was a painter and engraver. ... Jacques Villon (July 31, 1875 - June 9, 1963) was a French Cubist painter and printmaker. ... Raymond Duchamp-Villon (November 5, 1876 - October 9, 1918) was a French sculptor. ... Henri Matisse, Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt 1906, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, noted for his use of color and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. ... Charing Cross Bridge, London (1906). ... Suzanne Valadon (September 23, 1865 – April 7, 1938) was a French painter. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. ... Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917), born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (IPA ), was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. ... Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, (December 25, 1883 - November 5, 1955) was a French painter who specialized in cityscapes. ... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec [äNrÄ“ du tOOlOOz lōtrek] (November 24, 1864 – September 9, 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the decadent and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an oeuvre of provocative images of modern life. ... Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, born November 10, 1859 – died December 13, 1923, was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. ...

Composers, including Satie (who was a pianist at Le Chat Noir), also lived in the area. Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (born Honfleur, 17 May 1866 Р1 July 1925 in Paris) was a French composer, performing pianist and publicist. ... Th̩ophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Tourn̩e du Chat Noir, 1896, 135. ...

The last of the bohemian Montmartre artists was Gen Paul (1895–1975), born in Montmartre and a friend of Utrillo, Paul's calligraphic expressionist lithographs, sometimes memorializing picturesque Montmartre itself, owe a lot to Raoul Dufy. The term bohemian was first used in the nineteenth century to describe the non-traditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities. ... Gen Paul, born Eugène Paul on July 2, 1898 in Montmartre, France - died on April 30, 1975 in Paris, France, was a painter and engraver. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raoul Dufy (June 3, 1877 – March 23, 1953) was a French Fauvist painter. ...

Contemporary Montmartre

The view from the butte looking towards Centre Georges Pompidou

The stairs of Rue de Mont Cenis.

In La Bohème (1965), perhaps the best-known song by popular singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour, a painter recalls his youthful years in a Montmartre that has ceased to exist: Je ne reconnais plus/Ni les murs, ni les rues/Qui ont vu ma jeunesse/En haut d'un escalier/Je cherche l'atelier/Dont plus rien ne subsiste/Dans son nouveau décor/Montmartre semble triste/Et les lilas sont morts ('I no longer recognize/Neither the walls nor the streets/That had seen my youth/At the top of a staircase/I look for an atelier/Of which nothing survives/In its new décor/Montmartre seems sad/And the lilacs are dead'). The song is a farewell to what, according to Aznavour, were the last days of Montmartre as a site of bohemian activity. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 401 KB) The view from Butte Montmartre, looking towards Centre Georges Pompidou I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 401 KB) The view from Butte Montmartre, looking towards Centre Georges Pompidou I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... Centre Georges Poopy Doo Doo (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (764x1020, 584 KB) Description Summary FR : Les escaliers de la butte Montmartre, Paris, France EN : Montmartres famous stairs, Paris, France Author : -- Eric Pouhier Date : December 2005 This image has been cleaned up: lossless jpegtran crop of black borders. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (764x1020, 584 KB) Description Summary FR : Les escaliers de la butte Montmartre, Paris, France EN : Montmartres famous stairs, Paris, France Author : -- Eric Pouhier Date : December 2005 This image has been cleaned up: lossless jpegtran crop of black borders. ... La Bohème is a song written by Jacques Plante and Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Aznavour (Armenian: Õ‡Õ¡Õ¼Õ¬ Ô±Õ¦Õ¶Õ¡Õ¾Õ¸Ö‚Ö€; born May 22, 1924) is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter and actor. ...

The Dubstar song La Bohème, released as a filler track for the single "No More Talk", from the album Goodbye is remake of the French song in English, also as a wistful recollection of young adulthood spent in the Montmartre area. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Goodbye Dubstars second album. ...

The Musée de Montmartre is in the house where the painter Maurice Utrillo lived and worked in a second-floor studio. The mansion in the garden at the back is the oldest hotel on Montmartre, and one of its first owners was Claude Roze, also known as Roze de Rosimond, who bought it in 1680. Roze was the actor, who replaced Molière, and like his predecessor, died on stage. The house was Pierre-Auguste Renoir's first Montmartre address and many other names moved through the premises. Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, (December 25, 1883 - November 5, 1955) was a French painter who specialized in cityscapes. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Molière, engraved on the frontispiece to his Works. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. ...

Just off the top of the butte, Espace Dalí showcases surrealist artist Salvador Dalí's work. Nearby, day and night, tourists visit such sights as the artists in Place du Tertre and the cabaret du Lapin Agile. Many renowned artists are buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre and the Cimetière Saint-Vincent. ESPACE DALí In the heart of Montmartre, ESPACE DALí presents the unique permanent exhibition in France entirely devoted to the Master of surrealism, and more particularly to his sculptures and engravings. ... Max Ernst. ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech, Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish (Catalan) surrealist painter. ... Street artist making portrait The Place du Tertre, a few streets away from Montmartres Basilica of Sacré-Coeur and the Lapin Agile, is in the heart of the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France. ... Lapin Agile is a famous Montmartre cabaret, at 22 Rue des Saules, Paris, France. ... Cimetière de Montmartre is a famous cemetery located at 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. ... Cimetière Saint-Vincent - The Cemetery of Saint Vincent at 6, rue Lucien-Gaulard in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was opened on January 5, 1831. ...

The movie Amélie is set in an exaggeratedly quaint version of contemporary Montmartre. Amélie (Tautou), her father Raphaël (Rufus), and the travelling garden gnome. ...

Montmartre is an officially designated historic district with limited development allowed in order to maintain its historic character.

A funicular railway, the Funiculaire de Montmartre, operated by RATP, ascends the hill from the south while the Montmartre Bus circles the hill. Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... Montmartre funicular railway, with a view over Paris Upper station, with the Sacré-Cœur basilica behind The Montmartre funicular is a funicular railway serving the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris, France, in the Eighteenth arrondissement (district) of that city. ... Métro trains entering Église dAuteuil station The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) is the major transit authority responsible for public transportation in Paris and its environs. ...

Downhill to the southwest is the red-light district of Pigalle. That area is, today, largely known for a wide variety of sex shops and prostitutes. It also contains a great number of stores specializing in instruments for rock music. There are also several concert halls, also used for rock music. The De Wallen red-light district in Amsterdam A red-light district is a neighborhoooood where prostitution and other businesses in the sex industry flourish. ... Pigalle is the name of an area in Paris, France around Place Pigalle (a plaza) on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements, named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785). ... A sex shop is a shop that sells products such as sex toys, pornography, erotic lingerie, erotic books, and safer sex products such as condoms and dental dams. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

See also

• Moulin de la Galette

The Moulin de la Galette restaurant topped by the Moulin Radet. ...

Notes and references

Footnotes

Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... The Russian NTV channel (НТВ in Cyrillic) was a pioneer in the post-Soviet independent television media. ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... The Russian NTV channel (НТВ in Cyrillic) was a pioneer in the post-Soviet independent television media. ...

References

Vie quotidienne a Montmartre au temps de Picasso, 1900-1910 (Daily Life on Montmartre in the Times of Picasso) was written by Jean-Paul Crespelle, an author-historian who specialized in the artistic life of Montmartre and Montparnasse. Jean-Paul Crespelle, born December 24, 1910 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France, is a journalist and author. ...

Russian Empire by filmmaker Leonid Parfyonov [1]

External links

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• Official site of Montmartre
• Audio tour of Sacre Coeur to download
• Montmartre artists
• The Prophets of Montmartre, Ashe Journal article on Montmartre as a cradle of art and innovation by Alamantra
• Montmartre photos

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