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Streets in Paris by arrondissement (20 C) A. Avenues (landscape) in Paris (1 C, 18 P) B. Boulevards in Paris (39 P) Q. Quais in Paris (10 P) Pages in category ...
Dictionnaire administratif et historique des rues de Paris et de ses monuments (in French). Paris: F. Lazare. Dictionnaire administratif et historique des rues de Paris et de ses monuments. "Recherche des rues de Paris" [Search the streets of Paris]. Paris.fr (in French). Mairie de Paris
Streets in the 8th arrondissement of Paris (1 C, 19 P) Streets in the 9th arrondissement of Paris (15 P)
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (UK: / ˌ ʃ ɒ̃ z eɪ ˈ l iː z eɪ, ɛ-/, US: / ʃ ɒ̃ z ˌ eɪ l i ˈ z eɪ /; French: [av(ə)ny de ʃɑ̃z‿elize] ⓘ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de ...
The idea of the boulevard as a centre for leisure asserted itself during the 18th century, when numerous théâtres de la foire set up near the Porte Saint-Martin.The boulevard du Temple became affectionately known as "boulevard du Crime" during Bourbon Restoration, an allusion to the criminal acts portrayed there by stage actors.
The Boulevard de Clichy (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ də kliʃi]) is a famous street of Paris, which lends its name to the Place de Clichy, resulted from the fusion, in 1864, of the roads that paralleled the Wall of the Farmers-General, both inside and out.
The Rue Mouffetard is one of Paris's oldest and liveliest neighbourhoods. These days the area has many restaurants, shops, and cafés, and a regular open market. It is centered on the Place de la Contrescarpe , at the junction of the Rue Mouffetard and the Rue de Lacepede .
Opened in 1867, it was given its current name in 1875, after the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863). [1] One of the most famous streets in Paris, it consists of flights of stairs giving access to the top of the hill, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica , and the other attractions of the upper-Montmartre neighborhood.