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Coordinates: 48°52′10.81″N 2°19′35.38″E / 48.8696694°N 2.3264944°E / 48.8696694; 2.3264944
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At the n°11, died in february 1847 [[Marie Duplessis]] whose life and dead were depicted by [[Alexandre Dumas fils]] in the novel ''[[la Dame aux Camélias]]'' and by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in the opera ''[[la traviata]]''.
At the n°11, died in February 1847 [[Marie Duplessis]] whose life and dead were depicted by [[Alexandre Dumas fils]] in the novel ''[[la Dame aux Camélias]]'' and by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in the opera ''[[la traviata]]''.


In 1966, [[The Moody Blues]] recorded a single named for this boulevard.
In 1966, [[The Moody Blues]] recorded a single named for this boulevard.

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48°52′10.81″N 2°19′35.38″E / 48.8696694°N 2.3264944°E / 48.8696694; 2.3264944

Boulevard de la Madeleine
Length220
Width43.3
QuarterMadeleine. Place Vendôme. Chaussée d'Antin.
Located near the Métro stationsMadeleine and Opéra.
Boulevard de la Madeleine

The Boulevard de la Madeleine is one of the four 'grands boulevards' in Paris, a chain running east west and also including boulevard de la Madeleine, Boulevard des Capucines, Boulevard des Italiens and Boulevard Montmartre.

It begins next to Église de la Madeleine which gave its name to the boulevard.

At the n°11, died in February 1847 Marie Duplessis whose life and dead were depicted by Alexandre Dumas fils in the novel la Dame aux Camélias and by Giuseppe Verdi in the opera la traviata.

In 1966, The Moody Blues recorded a single named for this boulevard.