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'''Avenue de Wagram''' is a street in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th]] and [[17th arrondissement of |
'''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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* [[René Lenormand]] (1846–1932), composer, father of [[Henri-René Lenormand]] (1882–1951), playwright (n° 29, 5th floor).<ref>Becq de Fouquières, ''Mon Paris'', pp. 274-275</ref> |
* [[René Lenormand]] (1846–1932), composer, father of [[Henri-René Lenormand]] (1882–1951), playwright (n° 29, 5th floor).<ref>Becq de Fouquières, ''Mon Paris'', pp. 274-275</ref> |
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* [[Madame de Thèbes]] (1845–1916), [[Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]] and [[Palmistry|palm reader]] (n° 29) ([https://books.google.com/books?id=puXmVBQSCjAC&pg=PA76 Google Books]) |
* [[Madame de Thèbes]] (1845–1916), [[Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]] and [[Palmistry|palm reader]] (n° 29) ([https://books.google.com/books?id=puXmVBQSCjAC&pg=PA76 Google Books]) |
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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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