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The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is often claimed to be the first zoological necropolis in the modern world. The ancient Ashkelon dog cemetery predates it by thousands of years. It opened in 1899 at 4 pont de Clichy on Île des Ravageurs in Asnières-sur-Seine, Île-de-France.
The Butte-aux-Cailles (French pronunciation: [byt o kaj] is a hilltop neighbourhood of Paris, France, [1] located in Paris' south-eastern 13th arrondissement. The name of the hill could be translated as " quail hill", but it actually originates from its former landowner Pierre Caille, who bought a vineyard here in 1543. [ 2 ]
The original name was the Rue des Étuves (transl. Street of the Ovens – transl. Street of the Baths) or Ruelle des Étuves, and at various times it has also been known as the Rue du Renard (not to be confused with the current Rue du Renard, in the 4th arrondissement) and the Rue des Bouticles (transl. Street of the Shops).
These include: the convents des Blancs-Manteaux, de Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and des Carmes-Billettes, as well as the church of Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers . During the mid-13th century, Charles I of Anjou , King of Naples and Sicily, and brother of King Louis IX of France built his residence near the current n°7 rue de ...
Within the neighbourhood there is a cemetery and park, the Parc de Belleville, which ascends the western slope of the hill and offers, in addition to a panoramic view of the Paris skyline, a strikingly modern contrast to the classical gardens of the city centre and the eccentric nineteenth century romanticism of the nearby Parc des Buttes Chaumont.
The Rue Foyatier is a street on the Montmartre butte ("outlier"), in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.Opened in 1867, it was given its current name in 1875, after the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863). [1]
A view of the Place des Victoires with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV at its centre. The Place des Victoires ( French pronunciation: [plas de viktwaʁ] ; English: Victory Square, lit. 'Square of Victories') is a circular square in central Paris , located a short distance northeast of the Palais-Royal and straddling the border between the ...
The Passage Choiseul is a shopping and food area. It has restaurants, clothing stores, book stores, jewellery shops, art galleries, art supply shops and a hair stylist. The entrance to the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens is located in the passage. [1] The ground floor is mainly retail and the upper floors are primarily residential.