Avenue Marceau
48°52′N 2°17′E / 48.87°N 2.29°E
 The Avenue Marceau in 2021 | |
| Namesake | François Séverin Marceau |
|---|---|
| Type | Avenue |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Arrondissement | 8th and 16th |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | August 13, 1854 |
The Avenue Marceau (French pronunciation: [maʁso]) is an avenue in Paris, France, marking the boundary between its 8th and 16th arrondissements.
History
[edit]Named after General François Séverin Marceau (1769–1796), it runs from the Avenue du Président-Wilson (almost parallel with the Place de l'Alma) to the Place Charles de Gaulle.[1] It was originally decreed on 13 August 1854 and only ran between the Rue Circulaire and then-Place de l'Étoile before being extended as far as the Avenue de l'Empereur by decree of 6 March 1858.
It was named the Avenue Joséphine after Joséphine de Beauharnais by the 1858 decree before being given its present name by another decree of 16 August 1879, which also renamed the Rue de Wattignies to the existing Rue Marceau in the 12th arrondissement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jacobs, Allan B.; Macdonald, Elizabeth; Rofé, Yodan (2002). The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards. MIT Press. pp. 25–30. ISBN 9780262600583.
- ^ Félix de Rochegude, Promenades dans toutes les rues de Paris. 8th arrondissement, Paris, Hachette, 1910.
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