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The Porte Saint-Denis was the first of four triumphal arches to be built in Paris. The three others are the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (1806–1808), the Porte Saint-Martin (1674), and the Arc de Triomphe (1836).
The station serves the northern district of the La Plaine Saint-Denis and south of downtown Saint-Denis. It is the closest metro station to the Stade de France and the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Denis. The nearby Labor Exchange hosts many public meetings or congresses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade unions or political ...
Porte Saint-Denis, one of the ancient gates of Paris' walls. Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, one of the ancient gates of Paris' walls. Porte Saint-Denis along the trace of the enceinte of Charles V. Porte Saint-Martin along the trace of the enceinte of Charles V. Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard; Rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques; Rue des Fossés-Saint-Marcel
Transport was much improved: in 1824 the Canal Saint-Denis was constructed, linking the Canal de l'Ourcq in the northeast of Paris to the River Seine at the level of L'Île-Saint-Denis, and in 1843 the first railway reached Saint-Denis. By the end of the century, there were 80 factories in Saint-Denis.
Paris 17th: 5,278,497: Porte de Clignancourt (Puces de Saint-Ouen) 1908-04-21 underground Paris 18th: 5,611,814: Porte de la Chapelle (Saint-Denis) 1916-08-23 underground Paris 18th: 1,866,281: Porte de la Villette (Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie) 1910-11-05 underground Paris 19th: 2,706,288: Porte de Montreuil: 1933-12-10 underground ...
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (French: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, now formally known as the Basilique-cathédrale de Saint-Denis [1]) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.
Saint-Denis–Pleyel [a] (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni plɛjɛl]) is a Paris Métro station located in Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris.Built as part of the Grand Paris Express project, the station was opened on 24 June 2024 as the terminus of Line 14.
Paris grew very quickly during the early Middle Ages and soon extended from the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève to the roads leading to the abbey of Saint-Denis. A new wall was begun in 1190 on the order and funding of King Philip II of France (also known as Philip Augustus) and was completed by 1213, [ 2 ] enclosing 253 hectares on both sides of ...