Ménilmontant (Paris Métro)

Ménilmontant (French pronunciation: ​[menilmɔ̃tɑ̃]) is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east. The neighborhood includes an 87 m (285.4 ft) high hill, making it the third-highest neighborhood in Paris (after Montmartre and neighboring Belleville). Throughout much of the Middle Ages, what is now known as Ménilmontant was a rural hilltop hamlet within the independent commune (municipality) of Belleville, where wealthy Parisians vacationed. By the 19th century, as a result of the industrial revolution and urbanization, Ménilmontant quickly grew to include a large immigrant and working-class population, and in 1860, it was, like other suburbs surrounding the French capital, annexed into the city of Paris. By the mid-late 20th century, many artists, musicians, students, and hippies began to move into the area, giving the neighborhood a distinctively bohemian, left-wing and counterculture identity. Today, old factory buildings have been repurposed to house hip live music venues such as fr:La Bellevilloise and fr:La Maroquinerie, while grungy bars along hilly fr:Rue de Ménilmontant lead to warrens of narrow, cobblestone streets and artists’ studios. The neighborhood is served by metro, with line 2 stations at Ménilmontant, Couronnes, and Père Lachaise, and line 3 stations at Père Lachaise, and Gambetta.

The Musée Édith Piaf is a private museum dedicated to singer Édith Piaf located in the 11th arrondissement at 5, rue Crespin du Gast, Paris, France. It is open by appointment; admission is free.The museum was created by Bernard Marchois, author of two Piaf biographies, and occupies two rooms within a private apartment. It contains memorabilia including her china collection, gold and platinum records, dress and shoes, photographs, fan letters, sheet music, posters, and recordings.

The Lycée Voltaire is a secondary school in Paris, France, established in 1890.

ESCP Business School (French: École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris) is a European business school with campuses in Paris, Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin, and Warsaw. It is consistently ranked among the best business schools in Europe. In France, ESCP is one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles. It is known as one of the trois Parisiennes (three Parisians), together with HEC Paris and ESSEC. Established in 1819, it is considered as the world's oldest business school.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant (French pronunciation: ​[nɔ.tʁə dam də la kʁwa d(ə) me.nil.mɔ̃.tɑ̃], meaning Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Ménilmontant) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Ménilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France.

The Musée de la Musique de la Philharmonie de Paris is a French museum in Paris, inaugurated in 1997. It has a collection of several thousand instruments and objets d'art, inherited from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, which traces the history of Western music, both learned and popular, from the 16th century onwards, and offers an overview of the world's principal musical styles.Located in the Villette district, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, the museum and media library occupy the garden wing of the "Philharmonie 2" building, formerly the Cité de la Musique⁣, built by Christian de Portzamparc, as part of the Philharmonie de Paris.In addition to the thousand or so works in the permanent exhibition, presented in their geographical and historical context, the museum organizes temporary exhibitions, guided tours and free concerts, as well as early-learning workshops, promenade concerts and musical storytelling.Finally, the Musée de la Musique, which has been awarded the "Musée de France" label, carries out a mission of conservation and research, providing access to the most recent data on ancient and modern instruments in its documentation center, which is integrated into the media library, and giving free access to its digital content via a website.

Rue Saint-Maur (French pronunciation: ​[ʁy sɛ̃ mɔʁ]) is a station on Paris Métro Line 3, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

The disastrous Paris Métro train fire occurred on the evening of 10 August 1903, on what was then Line 2 Nord of the system and is now Paris Métro Line 2. There were 84 deaths, most at Couronnes station, so it is also known as the Couronnes Disaster.

The Parc de Belleville, one of the parks and gardens of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, is situated between the Parc des Buttes Chaumont and the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Belleville was a French commune (municipality) in the Seine département, lying immediately east of Paris, France. It was one of four communes entirely annexed by the city of Paris in 1860. Its territory is now shared by the 19th and 20th arrondissements, but a neighborhood has retained its name: the quartier de Belleville. The village was built on and around a hill, the second highest of the French capital after Montmartre. The composer and conductor Jules Pillevesse (1837–1903) was born in Belleville.

Couronnes (French pronunciation: [kuʁɔn] (listen)) is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

Père Lachaise (French pronunciation: ​[pɛʁ laʃɛːz]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 3 on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.