Boulevard Raspail
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| Length | 2,370 m (7,780 ft) |
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| Width | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 6th, 7th, 14th |
| Quarter | Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Montparnasse |
| From | 205, boulevard Saint-Germain and 61, rue du Bac |
| To | place Denfert-Rochereau |
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| Denomination | 9 July 1887 |
Boulevard Raspail is a boulevard of Paris, in France.
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.
Its former name was boulevard d'Enfer, of which the passage d'Enfer is a vestigial relic.
The boulevard was named after François-Vincent Raspail (1794–1878), French chemist, physician and politician.
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.
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.
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.
Coordinates: 48°50′42″N 2°19′43″E / 48.84500°N 2.32861°E
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