Rue Royale, Paris
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Rue Royale from the Place de la Madeleine to the Place de la Concorde | |
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| Length | 282 m (925 ft) |
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| Width | 22.8 m (75 ft) between place de la Concorde and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; 43 m elsewhere |
| Arrondissement | 8th |
| Quarter | Madeleine. |
| From | 2 place de la Concorde |
| To | 2 place de la Madeleine |
| Construction | |
| Completion | April 22, 1732 |
| Denomination | March 11, 1768 |
The rue Royale (French pronunciation: [ʁy ʁwajal]) is a short street in Paris, France running between the place de la Concorde and the place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of Maxim's restaurant, at number 3.
On 12 August 1843, the Rue Royale was the scene for a bizarre phenomenon, when tens of thousands of butterflies landed, causing chaos and swarming the shops and restaurants. The pillars of the Madeleine were, reportedly, "covered".[1]
The rue Royale is in the city's 8th arrondissement.
There is also a Rue Royale in Brussels, Belgium, near the Royal Palace.
Coordinates: 48°52′5″N 2°19′23″E / 48.86806°N 2.32306°E
References
- ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ObNLAAAAcAAJ&lpg=PP8&ots=-h_liLSbMF&dq=%22vast%20cloud%20of%20butterflies%22%20paris&pg=PA114#v=onepage&q=butterflies&f=false The Illustrated London News, 19 August 1843.
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