Place Monge is a station

Metro station

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 of the Paris Métro

Paris Métro

The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...

, opened on 15 February 1930 as part of a planned section of line Line 7

Paris Metro Line 7

Paris Métro Line 7 is one of sixteen lines of the Paris Métro system. Crossing the capital from its north-eastern to south-eastern sections via a moderately curved path, it links La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 in the north with Mairie d'Ivry and Villejuif – Louis Aragon in the south, while passing...

, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10

Paris Metro Line 10

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 until the completion of the under-Seine

Seine

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 crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully

Sully - Morland (Paris Metro)

Sully - Morland is a station of the Paris Métro, France, named after the Pont de Sully and the Boulevard Morland. The Pont de Sully commemorates Maximilien de Béthune, Baron of Rosny, Duke of Sully , friend and Minister to King Henri IV. It crosses the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis and the...

 to Place Monge. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. It is named after the street of Place Monge, named after Gaspard Monge

Gaspard Monge

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse was a French mathematician, revolutionary, and was inventor of descriptive geometry. During the French Revolution, he was involved in the complete reorganization of the educational system, founding the École Polytechnique...

 (1746–1818), a French

France

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 mathematician

Mathematician

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 and inventor of descriptive geometry

Descriptive geometry

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.

The station is located under Place Monge, in the 5th arrondissement, in the eastern part of the Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter

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. Nearby are the Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des Plantes

The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is one of seven departments of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It is situated in the 5ème arrondissement, Paris, on the left bank of the river Seine and covers 28 hectares .- Garden plan :The grounds of the Jardin des...

 (botanical garden

Botanical garden

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), the Roman remains of the Arènes de Lutèce

Arènes de Lutèce

The Arènes de Lutèce are among the most important remains from the Gallo-Roman era in Paris , together with the Thermes de Cluny...

 and the Rue Mouffetard

Rue Mouffetard, Paris

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, a street with restaurants and a lively street market.

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