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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
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 Périphérique is not the only means of bypassing the interior of the French capital: Within the city boundaries, the Boulevards des Marechaux (Boulevards of the Marshals) encircle Paris, approximately 100 m inside the Périphérique. This is a collection of urban streets with standard crossings with other streets or tunnels under ...
PARIS (AP) — Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces that have popped up on bustling metro station walls, a large billboard at the airport and in front of city hall. One shows a drawing of French fencer Ysaora Thibus in action. Another has canoers paddling down the Seine River.
Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces that have popped up on bustling metro station walls, a large billboard at the airport and in ...
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 ...