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La Ruche (Paris) | culture, dormitory, apartment building

France / Ile-de-France / Malakoff / Paris / Passage Dantzig, 2
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La Ruche (literally the beehive) is an artist's residence at the Paris South-Western outskirts.
Located in the "Passage Dantzig," in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, La Ruche was an old three-storey circular structure that got its name because it looked more like a large beehive than any dwelling for humans. Originally a temporary building designed by Gustave Eiffel for use as a wine rotunda at the Great Exposition of 1900, the structure was dismantled and re-erected as low-cost studios for artists by Alfred Boucher (1850–1934), a fireman and sculptor, who wanted to help young artists by providing them with shared models and with an exhibition space open to all residents. As well as to artists, La Ruche became a home to the usual array of drunks, misfits, and almost every penniless soul needing a roof over their head.
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Coordinates:   48°49'56"N   2°17'48"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago