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Possibly referred to as Trångsund ("Narrow strait") before Mårten Trotzig gave his name to the alley, it is mentioned in 1544 as Tronge trappe grenden ("Narrow Alley Stairs"). In 1608 it is referred to Trappegrenden ("The Stairs Alley"), but a map dated 1733 calls it Trotz gränd. Closed off in the mid 19th century, not to be reopened until ...
Spreuerhofstraße: A narrow street in Germany; Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Canada; Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Sweden; Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom; Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania; 9 de Julio Avenue: The widest street in the world in Buenos Aires
The dead end alley is located at the entrance to the Medina, a few hundred meters from the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and the souks. This narrow and discreet alley - fifty meters long and in some places only one meter wide [5] - hardly differs from the surrounding lanes. [6] It is located between the old Jewish quarter, the Hara, and the French quarter. [7]
The Snickelways of York, often misspelt Snickleways, are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in the city of York, England.The word Snickelway was coined by local author Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York, and is a portmanteau of the words snicket, meaning a passageway between walls or fences, ginnel, a narrow passageway between or through buildings ...
Strada Sforii (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈstrada ˈsforij], meaning "Rope Street", German: Fadengasse) is the narrowest street in the city of Brașov, Romania.It is believed to be one of the narrowest streets in Europe (L'Androuno, in France, Spreuerhofstraße, in Germany, and Parliament Street, in England, are narrower).
An alley is a narrow lane, path, or passageway. Alley or The Alley may also refer to: Alley (surname) The Alley, a piano bar in Oakland, California; The Alley Bar, a gay bar in Boston, Massachusetts; Bowling alley, a building where the game of bowling is played
In 1990–2000, al-Jdayde—noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—became an area of significant cultural, historical and tourist interest for national and international visitors. [17] [18] An ever-present scent of flowers, especially Jasmin, was said to permeate the area. [19]
The name frequently survives as a street name in a much enlarged urban settlement (there is an example in Wheldrake), but it is common for the back lane to be reduced to a narrow pathway. A back lane, laneway, alley or back alley is also a service or access road behind houses or, in a commercial district, which was created for deliveries and ...