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'''Rue de Tilsitt''' is a street in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th]] and [[17e arrondissement de Paris|17th]] arrondissements of [[Paris]]. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the [[Place Charles |
'''Rue de Tilsitt''' is a street in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th]] and [[17e arrondissement de Paris|17th]] arrondissements of [[Paris]]. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the [[Place Charles de Gaulle]] in 1970) - the other is the [[Rue de Presbourg]]. It was named after the [[Peace of Tilsit]] by a decree of 2 March 1864 (its spelling with the two final "t"s reflects old German spellings, which tended to double terminal consonants after short vowels). |
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The Embassy of Belgium in Paris is located on Rue de Tilsitt. |
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[[Category:Streets in the 8th arrondissement of Paris|Tilsitt]] |
[[Category:Streets in the 8th arrondissement of Paris|Tilsitt]] |
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Length | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
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Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
Arrondissement | 8th, 17th |
Quarter | Faubourg-du-Roule, Ternes |
Coordinates | 48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E |
From | 154 Champs-Élysées |
To | 2 avenue de la Grande-Armée |
Construction | |
Completion | 1670 |
Denomination | 2 March 1864 |
Rue de Tilsitt is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the Place Charles de Gaulle in 1970) - the other is the Rue de Presbourg. It was named after the Peace of Tilsit by a decree of 2 March 1864 (its spelling with the two final "t"s reflects old German spellings, which tended to double terminal consonants after short vowels).
The Embassy of Belgium in Paris is located on Rue de Tilsitt.