Rue de Tilsitt

Coordinates: 48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E / 48.87528; 2.29528
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Rue de Tilsitt
Rue de Tilsitt is located in Paris
Rue de Tilsitt
Shown within Paris
Length460 m (1,510 ft)
Width12 m (39 ft)
Arrondissement8th, 17th
QuarterFaubourg-du-Roule, Ternes
Coordinates48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E / 48.87528; 2.29528
From154 Champs-Élysées
Toavenue de la Grande-Armée
Construction
Completion1670
Denomination2 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.