Passage de la Visitation, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage de la Visitation is a dead-end alleyway in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, opening off 6, rue de Saint-Simon. It is a remnant of the former passage Sainte-Marie, created on the site of the old convent of the Dames de la Visitation Sainte-Marie. The painter Bernard Boutet de Monvel lived and worked at no. 11, and businesswoman Philippine de Rothschild also lived here.
The passage is a remnant of the former passage Sainte-Marie, laid out on the site of the convent of the Dames de la Visitation Sainte-Marie. That order was founded in 1660 on rue Montorgueil and settled in 1673 on what is now rue Paul-Louis-Courier, where the convent stood. The passage was classified in the Paris road network by an arrêté of 14 May 1935.
The passage is easy to access from rue de Saint-Simon, where a small opening marks its entrance. Since it ends in a dead-end and is car-free, you can walk at a relaxed pace without worrying about traffic or crowds.
Number 11 was the home and studio of painter Bernard Boutet de Monvel. Businesswoman Philippine de Rothschild also lived in the passage. The street is a remnant of the passage Sainte-Marie, and it was classified as part of the Paris road network by a decree of 14 May 1935.
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