Rue Benjamin Franklin
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ' N , 2 ° 17' E
| Rue Benjamin Franklin | |
|---|---|
| location | |
| Arrondissement | 16. |
| quarter | Muette |
| Beginning | 2, Rue Vineuse et Place de Costa-Rica |
| The End | 1, Avenue Paul-Doumer |
| morphology | |
| length | 345 m |
| width | 20 m |
| history | |
| Emergence | 1788 |
| designation | 1988 |
| Original names | Rue Neuve-des-Minimes Rue Franklin |
| Coding | |
| Paris | 0859 |
The Rue Benjamin Franklin is located in Passy , the 16th arrondissement of Paris .
location
The street named after Benjamin Franklin begins at Place de Costa Rica , which was already a traffic junction in the old village of Passy (the place was incorporated into Paris in 1860.) and where the streets Rue de Passy , Rue Raynouard and Rue de la Tour are also located Start. From there it runs north to Avenue Paul Doumer . Shortly before it joins the avenue, it splits, enclosing a green area on which there is a monument to Benjamin Franklin.
With the metro via the stations Trocadéro and a little further away Passy ( and ) or the bus RATP 32 you get to the street.
Name origin
The street was named after Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), who is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the USA and who spent nine years of his life (from 1777 to 1786) here in Passy on Rue Raynouard , then still Rue Basse .
history
The street was laid out as “Rue Neuve-des-Mines” on the site of the former Couvent des Minimes de Nigeon monastery . In 1791 it was given the name "Rue Franklin".
When Avenue Paul Doumer opened in 1933 , access from Rue Franklin to Rue des Réservoirs (now Rue du Commandant-Schloesing ) was blocked.
It was given its current name on December 21, 1988.
Attractions
- Square de Yorktown : In the square between the two routes to Avenue Paul Doumer there is a monument to Benjamin Franklin .
- No. 3: Former town hall of the Passy municipality
- No. 8: Musée Clemenceau : Here the by no means undisputed French politician Georges Clemenceau had an apartment from 1895 until his death in November 1929, which has remained unchanged to this day.
- No. 25bis: The building was built in 1903 by the brothers Auguste Perret and Gustave Perret in reinforced concrete and is therefore considered to be the forerunner of Art Deco . The building was listed as a historical monument in 1966 .
Nearby
Trocadéro and Eiffel Tower
There are several attractions around Rue Benjamin Franklin . Running along the rear of the south wing of the Palais de Chaillot (on the Place du Trocadéro ), it invites you to visit the same and its exhibition rooms. It is also connected to the main square of the Palais by a park (photo on the right) that begins immediately behind the Rue Le Becher . At the corner of this private road there is a magical view of the Eiffel Tower , which stands on the other side of the Seine .
Passy Cemetery
Opposite the monument dedicated to Franklin - on the other side of Avenue Paul Doumer - is the Cimetière de Passy , which is also inviting for a tour and is home to the tombs of many important people - such as the composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918), the politician Georges Mandel (1885–1944), the painter Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and the automobile manufacturer Marcel Renault (1872–1903) - are located.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gallica: Remains of the monastery "Bonshommes de près Passy" and view of the monastery
- ↑ see location
- ↑ PA00086685 Immeuble in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).