Quai de la Gare, Riverfront promenade in 13th arrondissement, France
Quai de la Gare is a 240-meter waterfront path along the Seine that connects rue Raymond-Aron to Pont de Bercy and Boulevard Vincent-Auriol. The walkway spans approximately 16 meters wide and provides direct access to port facilities and the nearby Bibliothèque nationale François-Mitterrand.
The quay existed as a path by 1670, later forming a section of route nationale 19 and then route départementale 22. It was entered into the Paris street register in 1863. On 6 June 1918, during the First World War, four bombs from German aircraft struck the quay.
The space hosts Les Frigos at number 91, a converted industrial warehouse where French artists maintain studios and create contemporary work. This creative hub reflects how the neighborhood has shifted from industrial activity to cultural production.
The quay runs between the Quai d'Austerlitz and the Quai François Mauriac, above the Port de la Gare, where the Piscine Joséphine-Baker floats on the Seine. The paved walkway has a metal guardrail along the water and steps down to the lower quay. It ends at the Bibliothèque nationale François-Mitterrand.
The quay's name does not come from a railway station but from the Gare d'eau d'Ivry, a river harbour for barges planned under Louis XV and set up from 1770 under letters patent of 25 November 1762, so boats could shelter from the ice. The Bibliothèque nationale François-Mitterrand now stands on the harbour's intended site.
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