Île des Cygnes (former island)
in Paris, FranceCategory: Attraction
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The île des Cygnes or île Maquerelle was an island on the river Seine in Paris. It was in the north-west part of the 7th arrondissement, between rue de l'Université and the Seine, les Invalides and the Champ de Mars. The Musée du quai Branly is located on it.It was formed by the merger of the islets known as île des Treilles, île aux Vaches, île Maquerelle, île de Jérusalem and île de Longchamp, and was merged into the rive gauche of the Seine at the end of the 18th century.
