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During the 1930s, when American writer Henry Miller was penniless in Paris, he would often sleep on a bench outside the Closerie des Lilas, a brasserie located at 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse. [2] [3]
Avenue de France. Paris Rive Gauche (French pronunciation: [paʁi ʁiv ɡoʃ]) is a new neighbourhood in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. The district is bordered by the Seine, the railway tracks of Gare d'Austerlitz and the Boulevard Périphérique. [1] This 130 ha plot of land has 10 ha of green spaces and ...
Aubervilliers is a commune close to Paris and has numerous means of transport including: the A86 autoroute from L'Ile-Saint-Denis in the west to Drancy in the east with Exit 9 on the northern border of the commune, Route nationale N301 from Stains in the north and joining the Paris ring road in the south, the D20 from Gennevilliers in the west, the D27 from Bobigny in the east, and the D115 ...
Rue Saint-Florentin. The Rue Saint-Florentin is a thoroughfare in the 1st and 8th arrondissement of Paris.The street took its name from the Duc de la Vrillière, Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Saint-Florentin, minister and secretary of state, who had his private mansion built there.
The Porte Maillot (also known as the porte Mahiaulx, Mahiau or Mahiot after a Paille-maille court, or the Porte de Neuilly) [1] is one of the access points into Paris mentioned in 1860 and one of the ancient city gates in the Thiers wall.
Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë made a renovation of the Place de la République one of his campaign promises in the 2008 campaign for re-election. [6] The project involved the transformation of the square from a "glorified roundabout" into a pedestrian zone, with 70% of the square's 3.4 hectares and surroundings roads being reserved for pedestrians. [6]
The Rue de Seine is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the most sought after streets in Paris due to its history and very close proximity to the Louvre and other famous Parisian landmarks. [1] The Rue de Seine and surrounding streets are host to the highest concentration of art galleries and antique dealers in the world. [1]
The station lies just inside the city limits of Paris; to the north of the station is the commune of Saint-Ouen. Thus a short walk from the station is the marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen ( 48°54′13″N 2°20′23″E / 48.90372°N 2.3398°E / 48.90372; 2.3398 ), a large flea market founded in the late 17th century and possibly ...