Rivers (yes, plural)

A picture of the Seine in Paris, France

There are two rivers in Paris: one overground and one underground

The Seine

A picture of the Seine in Paris

Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “Paris, Seine — 2014 — 1321” / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Bièvre. It was over the ground until it was buried in the beginning of the 20th century.

A medallion that reads "Former bed of the Bièvre, only arm"

“Former bed of the Bièvre, only arm” – Photo: JLPC / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

A photo of the Bièvre in Gobelins street

The Bièvre in ruelle des Gobelins – Photo: Wikimedia Commons CC0 (date unknown)

There’s even a Rue de Bièvre (that’s where our former president used to live, because he didn’t like the Elysée Palace)

Street signs "Rue de Bièvre"

Photo: Chabe01 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

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