Place de Clichy

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caption= The Place de Clichy c.1930, note the tramways of the STCRP

The Place de Clichy, also known as "Place Clichy", is situated in the north-west quadrant of Paris. It stands at the former site of the barrière de Clichy, an ancient entry port of the Wall of the Farmers-General.

Description

The Place de Clichy is one of the few places in where Paris where 4 arrondissements (8th, 9th, 17th, 18th) meet. The others are the Pont Saint-Michel (1st, 4th, 5th et 6th) and the Belleville roundabout (10th, 11th, 19th and 20th).

Rare that it has been untouched by urban planners, explaining its heterogeneous façades, it has the character of a substantial crossroads than a real " 'place"'.

All around the place are a lively array of shops, restaurants and businesses, including a cinema, and is a hive of activity day and night.

History

In March 1814, at the close of the First French Empire, 800,000 soldiers of various foreign armies marched on Paris. After breaking through the barriers at Belleville and Pantin, they took the hills of Montmartre. Paris was protected in the north from Clichy to Neuilly, by 70,000 men of the Garde nationale. In face of the advancing enemy, the Maréchal de Moncey defended the barrière de Clichy. Moncey amassed 15,000 volunteers, tirailleurs - students from the Ecole polytechnique and the École vétérinaire - and, despite their inexperience, valiantly resisted the Russian contingent until armistice was declared on 30 March 1814.

Monument

A 6 metre tall bronze statue by Doublemard dedicated to de Moncey stands on a ornate pedestal of 8 metres.

ee also

External links

* [http://www.placedeclichy.fr Internet portal]

External links

* [http://www.paris-france.org/carto/nomenclature/8894.nom.html Official nomenclature of Parisian roads] fr icon