- Boulevard Montmartre
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arr_num=2e, 9e
streetname=Boulevard MONTMARTRE
x=140
y=82
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arr1=IIe
arr2=IXe
quarter=Vivienne . Faubourg Montmartre .
begins=rue Montmartre, rue du Faubourg Montmartre
ends=rue de Richelieu, rue Drouot
length=215
width=35
creation=Lettres patentes de juillet 1676.
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caption= Boulevard Montmartre, by Pissarro (1897)Thee Boulevard Montmartre is one of the four
grands boulevards ofParis . It was constructed in1763 . Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills ofMontmartre . It is the easternmost of the grand boulevards.History
In
1851 , as part of its publicity, an auction of a gold ingot to finance the expatriation of 3,300 would-be prospectors toSan Francisco was held. The ingot, valued at 400,000 Francs, was exhibited on the boulevard.Location
Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of
Montmartre but is the easterly extension ofBoulevard Haussmann and theBoulevard des Italiens at their junction withRue de Richelieu .ources
*"This page is a translation of its French equivalent."
Bibliography
* Danielle Chadych et Dominique Leborgne, "Atlas de Paris", Parigramme, 2002 (ISBN 2-84096-249-7).
Reference
External links
* [http://www.paris-france.org/carto/nomenclature/8894.nom.html Official nomenclature of Parisian roads] fr icon
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