Jussieu (Paris Metro)

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Jussieu is a station of the Paris Métro located on Line 7 and Line 10, in the Ve arrondissement of Paris.

History and Environment

The stations of Line 7 and Line 10 were opened on 26 April 1931.

"Jussieu" is the name of a family of famous botanists and historians of the natural world, several of whom have been associated with the nearby Jardin des Plantes.

The station used to be called "Jussieu-Halles-aux-vins" after the market created there by Napoleon I. This name has been shortened because, after 1957, the market was replaced by the Jussieu Campus of the University of Paris.

Nearby attractions

• The Université Pierre et Marie Curie
• The Arènes de Lutèce, an ancient Roman arena
• The Jardin des Plantes
• The Institut du Monde Arabe (Institute of the Arab World)

Sources

• Métropole
• Pierre Miquel, Petite Histoire des Stations de Métro. Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1993.

See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro

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