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'''Avenue de Wagram''' is a street in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th]] and [[17th arrondissement of Paris|17th]] [[Arrondissements of Paris|arrondissement]]s of [[Paris]], extending from the [[Place de Wagram]] to the [[Place Charles-de-Gaulle]] (formerly [[Place de l'Étoile]], and the site of the [[Arc de Triomphe]]). It is {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} long and {{convert|36|m|ft}} wide, and is divided into two sections by the [[Place des Ternes]]. It was renamed on 2 March 1864 for Napoleon's 1809 victory at the [[Battle of Wagram]]; the section between [[Avenue des Ternes]] and the Place de l'Étoile was formerly known as ''Boulevard de l'Étoile'' or ''Boulevard de Bezons'' and the section between Avenue des Ternes and Place de Wagram, as ''Route départementale n°6''. |
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[[File:Paris avenue de wagram.jpg|thumb|Avenue de Wagram near the Place des Ternes]] |
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==History== |
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The street was first opened on 16 January 1789 between [[Rue de Tilsitt]] and [[Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré]], then on 13 August 1854 was extended to the Place de l'Étoile. |
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[[File:P1310435 Paris XVII avenue de Wagram rwk.jpg|thumb|Avenue de Wagram with the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in the background]] |
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[[André Becq de Fouquières]] observait en 1953 : « L'avenue de Wagram, dans sa partie qui joint la [[place des Ternes]] à la place de l'Étoile, a un caractère sans aucun rapport avec celui qui sera le sien plus bas – caractère distinctif qu'elle avait déjà il y a cinquante ans. Entre l'élégante [[plaine Monceau]] et l'Étoile, il y a là quelques [[arpent]]s qui ont je ne sais quel accent faubourien. La vieille [[Mur des Fermiers Généraux|barrière des Fermiers Généraux]], qui passait par là, a laissé une empreinte qui s'est totalement effacée du côté du [[boulevard de Courcelles]]. »<ref>[[André Becq de Fouquières]], ''Mon Paris et mes Parisiens. Vol. 1'', Paris, Pierre Horay, 1953, p. 274</ref> |
[[André Becq de Fouquières]] observait en 1953 : « L'avenue de Wagram, dans sa partie qui joint la [[place des Ternes]] à la place de l'Étoile, a un caractère sans aucun rapport avec celui qui sera le sien plus bas – caractère distinctif qu'elle avait déjà il y a cinquante ans. Entre l'élégante [[plaine Monceau]] et l'Étoile, il y a là quelques [[arpent]]s qui ont je ne sais quel accent faubourien. La vieille [[Mur des Fermiers Généraux|barrière des Fermiers Généraux]], qui passait par là, a laissé une empreinte qui s'est totalement effacée du côté du [[boulevard de Courcelles]]. »<ref>[[André Becq de Fouquières]], ''Mon Paris et mes Parisiens. Vol. 1'', Paris, Pierre Horay, 1953, p. 274</ref> |
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Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the Place de Wagram to the Place Charles-de-Gaulle (formerly Place de l'Étoile, and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 36 metres (118 ft) wide, and is divided into two sections by the Place des Ternes. It was renamed on 2 March 1864 for Napoleon's 1809 victory at the Battle of Wagram; the section between Avenue des Ternes and the Place de l'Étoile was formerly known as Boulevard de l'Étoile or Boulevard de Bezons and the section between Avenue des Ternes and Place de Wagram, as Route départementale n°6.
History
The street was first opened on 16 January 1789 between Rue de Tilsitt and Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, then on 13 August 1854 was extended to the Place de l'Étoile.
Buildings
Surviving
Destroyed
Notable inhabitants
- Prosper d'Épinay (1836–1914), sculptor (n° 26, in 1910).[1]
- René Lenormand (1846–1932), composer, father of Henri-René Lenormand (1882–1951), playwright (n° 29, 5th floor).[2]
- Madame de Thèbes (1845–1916), clairvoyant and palm reader (n° 29) (Google Books)
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