What is Montmartre?
[[Image:Montmartre jms.jpg|thumb|'''Montmartre''' seen from the [[centre Georges Pompidou]]]] '''Montmartre''' is a hill 130 metres high and is also the name of the district which surrounds the hill. It is in north [[Paris]] and famous for its nightlife. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as [[Salvador Dalí]], [[Claude Monet]], [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Vincent van Gogh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/france/paris/neighborhoods/montmartre|title=Montmartre|date=1 April 2016|website=Fodor's}}</ref> ==Name origin== Montmartre means 'mountain of the martyr.' The name comes from the martyrdom of [[Denis|Saint Denis]], who was [[Decapitation|decapitated]] on the hill around 250 AD. Saint Denis was the [[Bishop of Paris]] and is the [[patron saint]] of [[France]]. The hill's religious symbolism is thought to be even older. It may have been a [[druid]]ic holy place because it is the highest point in the area. ==Related pages== * [[Bohemianism]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Paris]]