Boulevard Montmartre is one of the four

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. It was constructed in 1763. Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of

Montmartre Montmartre ( , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by Rue Ca ...

. 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 gold prospectors to San 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

but is the easterly extension of

Boulevard Haussmann Boulevard Haussmann, long from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement, is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris by Napoleon III, under the direction of his Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann. The Boulevard Haussmann is mostly ...

and the Boulevard des Italiens at their junction with Rue de Richelieu. Boulevard Montmartre marks the border between the

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and 9th arrondissements.

Sources

*''This page is a translation of its French equivalent.''

Bibliography

* Danielle Chadych et Dominique Leborgne, ''Atlas de Paris'', Parigramme, 2002 ().

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