Rue Berton
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ' N , 2 ° 17' E
| Rue Berton | |
|---|---|
| location | |
| Arrondissement | 16. |
| quarter | Muette |
| Beginning | Rue d'Ankara |
| The End | Avenue de Lamballe |
| morphology | |
| length | 200 m |
| width | 6 m |
| history | |
| Emergence | 1865 |
| Original names | Rue de Seine Rue du Roc |
| Coding | |
| Paris | 0926 |
The Rue Berton is a small and ancient street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris .
location
The street runs from Rue d'Ankara to Avenue de Lamballe . Rue Berton is more of an alley, it is still paved with old paving stones. It has retained its former charm and character, while the surroundings have long ceased to be reminiscent of the village past.
Name origin
The neighboring Rue d'Ankara used to be called Rue Berton . When the Turkish Embassy moved to this street, it was renamed Rue d'Ankara . However, the city fathers did not want to make the name Rue Berton disappear, which is reminiscent of two composers: Pierre-Montan Berton (1727–1780), director of the Paris Opera, and his son Henri Montan Berton (1767–1844), author of a total of 48 operas . This is how the former Rue du Roc ( German rock road ) got its current name Rue Berton .
history
On the Plan de Roussel from 1730 it can be seen that this street in the former municipality of Passy was then called “Rue de Seine” and then “Rue du Roc”. It was then incorporated into the Paris road network by decree of May 23, 1863 and received its current name on October 2, 1865. Until 1954, today's Rue d'Ankara was part of it.
The future development of the land adjacent to the Balzac house, which was sold by the City of Paris to a real estate company in 2012, was a matter of great concern, particularly among art historians.
Attractions
- No. 24: Here was the back exit of the house in which Honoré de Balzac lived between November 1840 and February 1847. The chronically lacking writer used to flee through this back door when one of his creditors appeared at the main entrance at 47 rue Raynouard. To protect himself from uninvited guests, he lived here under the pseudonym M. de Breugnal . Only visitors who knew the correct password were allowed in: La Saison des prunes est arrivée (“The plum season has opened”).
- A border plaque from 1731 is historically significant and is affixed to the wall behind Balzac's former home. It marks the border between the old village of Passy and the village of Auteuil to the south . Since it was incorporated into Paris on January 1, 1860, the entire 16th arrondissement is called Passy , while one of its four quarters (districts) is called Quartier d'Auteuil .
- On the left side of the Rue Berton is the Embassy of Turkey (formerly the mental hospital of Dr. Blanche was located there, see here ). On the right is the former home of the writer Honoré de Balzac .
- No. 38: The apartment of the architect Auguste Perret was on the 7th floor . His office was also located in the building, one of the first houses built with reinforced concrete.
Maison de Balzac
No. 24, the "escape door"
Old landmark in Passy
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Audrey Levy, “Une parcelle qui fait des envieux” , Le Point , No. 2127, June 20, 2013
- ↑ Didier Rykner, “La Mairie de Paris sacrifie l'agrandissement de la maison de Balzac” , La Tribune de l'art , July 11, 2011
- ↑ French comic series
- ↑ Rue Danton, le premier immeuble en béton armé de Paris ( fr ) April 30, 2015. Accessed May 11, 2020.