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Boulevard Montmartre
The Boulevard Montmartre () is one of the four Boulevards of Paris, grands boulevards of Paris. It was constructed in 1763. Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of Montmartre. 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 prospecting, 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 Montmartre but is the easterly extension of the Boulevard Haussmann and the Boulevard des Italiens at their junction with Rue de Richelieu. Boulevard Montmartre marks the border between the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, 2nd and 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissements. See also * Boulevard Montmartre: Mardi Gras, ''Boulevard Montmartre: Mardi Gras'' (1897 painting) * Le Boulevard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Arrondissement Of Paris
The 2nd arrondissement of Paris (''IIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''deuxième'' (second/the second). It is governed locally together with the 1st, 3rd and 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris. Also known as Bourse, this arrondissement is located on the right bank of the River Seine. The 2nd arrondissement, together with the adjacent 8th and 9th arrondissements, hosts an important business district, centred on the Paris Opéra, which houses the city's most dense concentration of business activities. The arrondissement contains the former Paris Bourse (stock exchange) and several banking headquarters, as well as a textile district, known as the Sentier, and the Opéra-Comique's theatre, the Salle Favart. The 2nd arrondissement is the home of Grand Rex, the largest movie theater in Paris. The 2nd arrondissement is also the home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 9th arrondissement of Paris (''IXe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as (; "ninth"). The arrondissement, called Opéra, is located on the right bank of the River Seine. It contains many places of cultural, historical and architectural interest, including the (home to the Paris Opera), on the Place de l'Opéra, together with the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel's Café de la Paix, as well as Boulevard Haussmann, with the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, two large department stores, in addition to the newspaper. It hosts two historic churches, noted for their classical architecture, art and decoration: Saint-Louis-d'Antin (18th c.) and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (19th c.). The arrondissement also contains a number of theatres and music venues including the Olympia, Folies Bergère, Théâtre Mogador, Théâtre Édouard VII and Théâtre de Paris. Along with the 2nd and 8th a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Montmartre
The Boulevard Montmartre () is one of the four grands boulevards of Paris. It was constructed in 1763. Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of Montmartre. 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 Montmartre but is the easterly extension of the Boulevard Haussmann and the Boulevard des Italiens at their junction with Rue de Richelieu. Boulevard Montmartre marks the border between the 2nd and 9th arrondissements. See also * ''Boulevard Montmartre: Mardi Gras'' (1897 painting) * ''Le Boulevard de Montmartre, Matinée de Printemps'' (1897 painting) * Murder of Jean Jaurès Murder is the unlawful killing of ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue De Richelieu
The Rue de Richelieu () is a long street of Paris, starting in the south of the 1st arrondissement at the Comédie-Française and ending in the north of the 2nd arrondissement. For the first half of the 19th century, before Georges-Eugène Haussmann redefined Paris with grand boulevards, it was one of the most fashionable streets of Paris. It is notable for the National Library of France and for scattered coin dealers and currency changers, being near the Paris Bourse, the stock market. Name The street is named for the Cardinal de Richelieu, chief minister of King Louis XIII from 1624 to 1642. The street was originally called the Rue Royale and then Rue de Richelieu soon after. The name was changed to the Rue de la Loi in 1793 during the French Revolution; its name was restored to Richelieu in 1806. Notable buildings * Palais-Royal, a Richelieu residence () * , ''Site Richelieu'', a historical building () * Comédie-Française, main hall ( Salle Richelieu) * The old Faur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevards Of Paris
The ''grands boulevards'' The ''Grands Boulevards'' are the quintessence of the Parisian boulevards. Their origin is a plan initiated by Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert in the late 1660s, of comprehensive reforms and remodeling of Paris. Aside of the demilitarization of the former city walls and their replacement with a ring of Grands Boulevards, started in 1670, the plan included the establishment of the in 1667; the destruction of all gates of the ancient Wall of Philip II Augustus on the left bank, started in 1673 and completed in 1783; the unification of professional regulations in the city and its outskirts ( in 1673; the termination of lingering feudal authority over criminal justice in a number of mostly ecclesiastical enclaves that was transferred to the king's Grand Châtelet in 1674; and the erection or refurbishment of monumental gates on key intersections, namely the Porte Saint-Antoine in 1671, the , the Porte Saint-Denis in 1672-1673, the Porte Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmartre
Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its artistic history, for the white-domed Sacré-Cœur, Paris, Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a nightclub district. The other church on the hill, Saint Pierre de Montmartre, built in 1147, was the church of the prestigious Montmartre Abbey. On 15 August 1534, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Francis Xavier and five other companions bound themselves by vows in the Martyrium of Saint Denis, 11 Rue Yvonne Le Tac, the first step in the creation of the Society of Jesus, Jesuits. Near the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th, during the Belle Époque, many artists lived, worked, or had studios in or around Montmartre, including Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Prospecting
Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries Placer mining, placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation. Gold prospecting has been popular since antiquity. From the earliest textual and archaeological references, gold prospecting was a common thread for gaining wealth. Prospecting for placer gold Prospecting for placer gold is normally done with a Gold panning, gold pan or similar instrument to wash free gold particles from loose surface sediment. The use of gold pans is centuries old, but is still common among prospectors and miners with little financial backing. Deeper placer deposits may be sampled by trenching or drilling. Geophysical methods such as seismic exploration, seismic, gravity or magnetics may be used to locate buried river channels that are likely locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Haussmann
The 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 lined with apartment blocks, whose regulated cornice height gives a pleasing eyeline to the Boulevard. The department stores Galeries Lafayette and Au Printemps are sited on this street. Location and access 2,530 m long, the Boulevard Haussmann crosses the districts of Madeleine, Quartier de l'Europe, Faubourg-du-Roule, Faubourg-Montmartre and Chaussée-d'Antin located in the 9th and 8th arrondissements of Paris and connects, to the east, the crossroads of Boulevard des Italiens and Boulevard Montmartre, where the metro station is located. Richelieu-Drouot, at Avenue de Friedland, extends it to the west. This road starts from the district of the main bank headquarters, passes department stores with which its name is often assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Des Italiens
The Boulevard des Italiens () is a boulevard in Paris. It is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris, a chain of boulevards built through the former course of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall, which were destroyed by the orders of Louis XIV. The origin of the name is the théâtre des Italiens built on it in 1783, shortly before the French Revolution on the site now occupied by the third Salle Favart. History The boulevard's former names were: *''boulevard Neuf'' ("New boulevard") *''boulevard du Dépôt'' (boulevard of the barrack), because of a barrack installed in 1764 on the corner of rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin *''boulevard de la Chaussée-d'Antin'' *''boulevard Cerutti'' with the name of a hôtel on the boulevard (during the French Revolution) *''le petit Coblence'' ("little Koblenz") after 1795, since many émigrés returning to France during the French Directory gathered on it (Koblenz had been a popular exile destination for them) *''boulevard de Gand' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (, ; also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. is French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to it being the last day of consuming rich, fatty foods, most notably red meat, in preparation for the Christian fasting season of Lent, during which such foods are avoided. Related popular practices are associated with Carnival celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. In countries such as the United Kingdom, Mardi Gras is more usually known as Pancake Day or (traditionally) Shrove Tuesday, derived from the word ''shrive'', meaning "to administer the sacrament of confession to; to absolve". Background During the liturgical season of Lent, some Christians abstain from the consumption of certain foods such as meat, eggs, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages. Most Christian denomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Boulevard De Montmartre, Matinée De Printemps
''Le Boulevard de Montmartre, Matinée de Printemps'' is a painting of Paris' Boulevard Montmartre by Camille Pissarro. On 5 February 2014 it was auctioned at Sotheby's, London, for £19,682,500,Hammer price with buyer's premium double its pre-sale estimate. Provenance * Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist on 2 June 1898) * Mr Burke, London (acquired from the above on 11 January 1899) * Arthur Tooth & Sons, London * Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above on 14 August 1901) * Paul Cassirer, Berlin (acquired from the above on 13 October 1902) * Adolf Rothermundt, Dresden (acquired circa 1914) * Max Silberberg, Breslau (acquired by 1923) * Sale: Paul Graupe, Berlin, 23 March 1935, lot 27 (Nazi plunder, forced sale by Max Silberberg) * Alfred & Marie Erlich, New York * Nathan J. & Sara N. Cohn, Mount Vernon (acquired from the above) * Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above on 9 November 1959) * John & Frances L. Loeb, New York (acquired f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
