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By convention in ] ''descriptions using 'bank' in geology and geography, geophysics, engineering, history, & etc. — since streams twist turn, and bend making north-east confusing — ''a 'description' of the '''left or right bank''' of a tributary or river'' is assessed with (or as if facing) ''so the water flows downhill, so left bank & right are always discussed relative to '''downstream'''''. | |||
The ''']''' or Rive Gauche is the left or southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France. | The ''']''' or Rive Gauche is the left or southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France. | ||
'''Left Bank''' may refer to: | Otherwise, '''Left Bank''' may refer to: | ||
==Places== | ==Places== |
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By convention in geomorphological descriptions using 'bank' in geology and geography, geophysics, engineering, history, & etc. — since streams twist turn, and bend making north-east confusing — a 'description' of the left or right bank of a tributary or river is assessed with (or as if facing) so the water flows downhill, so left bank & right are always discussed relative to downstream.
The Left Bank or Rive Gauche is the left or southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France.
Otherwise, Left Bank may refer to:
Places
- Left Bank of the Rhine, the western bank of the Rhine, formerly part of the Holy Roman Empire
- Left Bank (Biscay), the left bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain
- Left Bank (Kiev), the left bank of the Dnieper River in Kiev, Ukraine
- Left-bank Ukraine, a historical region in Ukraine
- Left Bank, the Bordeaux wine regions on the left bank of the Gironde, including Médoc and Graves
- Left Bank, a laneway adjoining Cuba Street, Wellington
Other uses
- Left Bank (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- Left Bank (film), a 2008 Belgian film
- Rive Gauche Nightclub, a Parisian-themed nightclub in the River West District of Chicago, US
- Left Bank Cinema, an offshoot of the French New Wave
See also
- Right Bank (disambiguation)
- The Left Banke, a 1960s American pop group
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