Rue Zadkine
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Rue Zadkine is a commercial street in the XIIIe arrondissement
XIIIe arrondissement
The 13th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France....

 of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, named after the sculptor of Russian descent Ossip Zadkine
Ossip Zadkine
Ossip Zadkine was a Belarusian-born artist who lived in France. He is primarily known as a sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs.-Early years and career:...

. It runs from the Rue Baudoin  to the Rue Duchefdelaville. It has a length of some 90m, and broadens from a width of 15m to 25m along its length.

The closest métro stations are:
  • Chevaleret
    Chevaleret (Paris Metro)
    Chevaleret is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 at the intersection of the Rue du Chevaleret and the Boulevard Vincent Auriol in the 13th arrondissement....

     (approx. 300 m)
  • Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (approx. 400 m).


It is within a kilometer of the following notable sites:
  • Bibliothèque Nationale de France
    Bibliothèque nationale de France
    The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...

    ;
  • Pont de Bercy
    Pont de Bercy
    The Pont de Bercy is a bridge over the Seine in Paris, France.The structure links the 12th and 13th arrondissements of Paris by extending the Boulevard de Bercy and the Boulevard Vincent-Auriol...

    ;
  • Pont de Tolbiac
    Pont de Tolbiac
    The pont de Tolbiac is a bridge across the Seine in Paris built between 1879 and 1882 by H.P. Bernard, and J.D.A. Pérouse. It crosses from the 12th to the 13th arrondissement, linking quai de Bercy to rue Neuve Tolbiac...

    .


One of Karina Bisch's paintings of contemporary situated buildings is entitled rue Zadkine (02.17).

History

The street was created in 1994 during the development of the ZAC (Zone d’Aménagement Concerté) Chevaleret-Jeanne d'Arc. It was originally denominated CE/13. It covers the entirety of what was the cul-de-sac Duchefdelaville.

Composition

  • n° 1 : The Galerie Kréo;
  • n° 4 : APF SESSD (Association des paralysés de France, Association of the paralysed) (Service de Soins Enfants, Childcare services);
  • n° 5 : SYNDICAT DES JOURNALISTES ET ECRIVAINS (Trade Union of Journalists and Writers);
  • n° 6 : Geneviève Leblanc, national delegate for Miss France.

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