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Boulevard De Strasbourg
The Boulevard de Strasbourg is a major thoroughfare in Paris, France. Located in the 10th arrondissement, it begins at 7 Boulevard Saint-Denis and ends at 7 Rue du 8-Mai-1945. It extends the Boulevard de Sebastopol, leading to the Gare de l'Est. Its length is 775 metres and it has a minimum width of 30 metres. History The Boulevard de Strasbourg was designed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann. The principle of its creation was approved by a decree of 10 March 1852 and was approved by the decree of 8 November 1852. It is named after the capital of Alsace, Strasbourg. It is so called because it was built by Baron Haussmann to connect the Place du Châtelet with the Gare de l'Est, whence trains to Strasbourg depart. The creation of the Boulevard de Strasbourg was one of the streets envisaged in conjunction with the new train stations. Its special significance was that it could potentially be continued straight toward the city centre, forming a major artery into the heart of the city, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Boulevard De Strasbourg
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intellige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
