Montmartre facts for kids
Montmartre is a hill 130 metres high and is also the name of the district which surrounds the hill. It is situated in the north of Paris and famous for its nightlife.
Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh.
Name origin
Montmartre means 'mountain of the martyr'; it owes its name to the martyrdom of Saint Denis, who was killed on the hill around 250 AD. Saint Denis was the Bishop of Paris and is the patron saint of France.
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.
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Images for kids
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Montmartre, including the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur
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The Moulin de la Galette, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887 (Carnegie Museum of Art)
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The Chapel of the Martyrs of Montmartre Abbey in the 17th century
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The Bal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1876) showed a Sunday afternoon dance in Montmartre.
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Théophile Steinlen's famous advertisement for the tour of Le Chat Noir cabaret
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The stairs of the Rue Foyatier
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Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (originally 1133, much of it destroyed in 1790 and rebuilt in the 19th century) seen from the dome of the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur
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