Length 2,370 m (7,780 ft) Denomination 9 July 1887 | Width 30 m (98 ft) Inaugurated 9 July 1887 | |
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Quarter Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Montparnasse From 205, boulevard Saint-Germain and 61, rue du Bac To place Denfert-Rochereau Arrondissements 6th arrondissement of Paris, 7th arrondissement, 14th arrondissement of Paris |
Boulevard Raspail is a boulevard of Paris, in France.
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Its orientation is north-south, and joins boulevard Saint-Germain with place Denfert-Rochereau whilst traversing 7th, 6th and 14th arrondissements. The boulevard intersects major roadways: rue de Sèvres, rue de Rennes and boulevard Montparnasse.
![Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail Paris Boulevard Raspail outside Metro S Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-778f6db1-e605-4427-854e-17434a59ca9-resize-750.jpeg)
Its former name was boulevard d'Enfer, of which the passage d'Enfer is a vestigial relic.
Prononciation boulevard raspail
Naming
The boulevard was named after François-Vincent Raspail (1794–1878), French chemist, physician and politician.
History
![Boulevard Raspail Panoramio Photo of Boulevard Raspail rue de la GrandeChaumiere](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-c7e1c1a0-c7b8-4e0e-b142-49cdad83d3f-resize-750.jpeg)
The section between a point approximately 80 m beyond the rue de Varenne and rue de Sèvres was dug in 1869. The 90 m section from rue Stanislas was opened up by MM. Bernard frères.
![Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail Paris France Boulevard Raspail 2307 Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-1283455e-6ecb-4253-bea5-54f876d9842-resize-750.jpeg)
The section between boulevard Edgar-Quinet and place Denfert-Rochereau had incorporated the old boulevard d'Enfer and the external boulevard (part of boulevard de Montrouge) into a single road by the law of 16 June 1859. Its width was 70 m before the decree of 14 September 1892.
Boulevard Raspail was heavily criticized by Le Corbusier in Toward an Architecture.
![Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail Paris France Boulevard Raspail 2802 Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-d024558d-ebbb-4f4d-a3bd-b66942fa35c-resize-750.jpeg)
In 1933, the enlarged part of boulevard Raspail surrounding n° 51, where it meets the rue du Cherche-Midi, was named place Alphonse-Deville. The chemin de ronde d'Enfer was annexed from boulevard Raspail and boulevard Edgar-Quinet.
Sites of interest
![Boulevard Raspail httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-40e8bf3b-ad8e-498c-b591-6af1e92bdfe-resize-750.jpg)
![Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail Wikipdia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/boulevard-raspail-e0fa9b30-0455-4f61-acad-259d68b916e-resize-750.jpg)