14th arrondissement of Paris, Administrative division in southern Paris, France.
The fourteenth arrondissement sits on the Left Bank in the southern part of the capital and covers areas such as Montparnasse, Montsouris, and Petit-Montrouge. These residential neighborhoods spread between wide boulevards and quiet side streets lined with typical Parisian apartment buildings.
This part of Paris was officially incorporated into the city in 1860 when Napoleon III reorganized the capital and established the number of administrative districts. Before this incorporation, large parts of the area belonged to independent suburbs south of the old city limits.
The Paris Observatory, founded in 1667, stands as the oldest astronomical research center worldwide and maintains its scientific research operations within the district.
Most points of interest lie along the metro lines that run through the district from north to south and stop at several stations. Visitors with time can walk between the different areas and experience the contrasts between busy commercial streets and quiet residential lanes.
Below the streets lie extensive underground quarries that once supplied building material for many Parisian structures. Some of these tunnels were later converted into the well-known catacombs, which house remains from overcrowded cemeteries.
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