Notre-Dame de Paris (parvis)

In the film's darkly comic prologue, young Amélie and her mother come out of Notre-Dame and a tourist from Quebec who has jumped from the tower lands on her mother, killing her. The square in front of the cathedral is where the scene was shot.

More Amélie places nearby

• Pont des Arts13 min1,000 m away · 13 min on foot
• AI illustrationLe Verre à Pied19 min1.4 km away · 19 min on foot
• Canal Saint-Martin (Stone Skipping Spot)32 min2.4 km away · 32 min on foot

Famous places nearby

Not places of the story, but worth the walk.

• Sainte-Chapelle

  5 min360 m away · 5 min on foot

  A royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.

• Luxembourg Gardens

  15 min1.1 km away · 15 min on foot

  Green chairs around the pond, the Medici fountain and the Senate palace.

• Louvre Museum

  15 min1.2 km away · 15 min on foot

  ticket needed

  The Mona Lisa, Greek statues and the glass pyramid in the courtyard.

From other stories, nearby

• Parvis Notre-Dame (Point Zero)Emily in Paris1 min20 m away · 1 min on foot
• Pont au DoubleRatatouille1 min90 m away · 1 min on foot
• Pont au DoubleCharade1 min90 m away · 1 min on foot
• Notre-Dame de Paris (exterior)Ratatouille1 min90 m away · 1 min on foot

Where to eat nearby

• Baieta

  6 min430 m away · 6 min on foot

  modern European€€€

  Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon

• Brasserie Balzar

  7 min540 m away · 7 min on foot

  French brasserie€€

  Latin Quarter brasserie founded in 1894; Camus and Simone de Beauvoir were regulars

• La Tour d'Argent

  7 min540 m away · 7 min on foot

  haute cuisine€€€€

  Inspiration for Gusteau's in Ratatouille