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L'Androuno
L'Androuno is one of the world's narrowest streets found in the city of Gassin, France. It measures 29 centimeters (11.41 inches) at its narrowest point.Var Matin, 2015-06-07, Var Matin, 2015-07-25 The name derives from a Greek language, Greek term for a passage between two houses, with a subtext for a place for men only, such as a hiding place or a latrine. The Provencal term is defined as an "alley", a "cul-de-sac", or a "void that separates two houses", with the same subtext. See also * Spreuerhofstraße: A narrow street in Germany * Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Canada * Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Sweden * Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom * Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania * 9 de Julio Avenue: The widest street in the world in Buenos Aires References Var (department) Pedestrian streets in France {{France-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Androuno à Gassin, Dite "la Plus Petite Rue Du Monde"
L'Androuno is one of the world's narrowest streets found in the city of Gassin, France. It measures 29 centimeters (11.41 inches) at its narrowest point.Var Matin, 2015-06-07, Var Matin, 2015-07-25 The name derives from a Greek term for a passage between two houses, with a subtext for a place for men only, such as a hiding place or a latrine. The Provencal term is defined as an "alley", a "cul-de-sac", or a "void that separates two houses", with the same subtext. See also * Spreuerhofstraße: A narrow street in Germany * Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Canada * Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Sweden * Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom * Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania * 9 de Julio Avenue July 9 Avenue (Spanish: ''Avenida 9 de Julio'') is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816. The avenue runs around to the west of the Río de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gassin
Gassin () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located very near to the holiday destination of Saint-Tropez. Perched high up on a rock, it is less than from the sea. Many Tropezian tourists attracted by a more affordable life prefer to stay in Gassin and enjoy the same kind of "Cote d'Azur" life. It lies 2 kilometres from route D559 which links Hyères (41 km) and Sainte-Maxime (12 km). Historic sites *The ramparts (protecting walls that surround the city) *The rectory *The chapel Notre Dame de la Compassion *L'Androuno, one of the world's narrowest streets Personalities *Emmanuelle Béart, French actress. *Sarah Biasini, French actress, daughter of Romy Schneider *Inès de la Fressange, designer of fashion and perfumes *Mary Jayne Gold, American heiress who helped key figures escape Occupied France *David Ginola, ex-footballer and pundit *Sacha Opinel, ex-footballer * Arthur Rinderknech, tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spreuerhofstraße
Spreuerhofstraße is, according to ''Guinness World Records'', the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Germany. It ranges from at its narrowest to at its widest. The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was destroyed in the massive citywide fire of 1726 and is officially listed in the Land-Registry Office as City Street Number 77. See also * L'Androuno: A narrow street in Gassin, France. (29 cm at narrowest point) *Vrbnik: contains Ulica Klančić, 40–50 cm wide. * Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom (64 centimetres). * Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Victoria, Canada (90 centimetres). * Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Stockholm, Sweden (90 centimetres). * Ulica Stjepana Konzula Istranina: A narrow street in Porec, Istria Croatia, (100 cm). * Strada Sforii: A narrow street in Brașov, Romania (111 centimetres). * Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche is consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Tan Alley
Fan Tan Alley (番攤里) is an alley in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It runs south from Fisgard Avenue to Pandora Avenue at the block between Government Street and Store Street. Named after the Chinese gambling game Fan-Tan, the alley was originally a gambling district with restaurants, shops, and opium dens. Today it is a tourist destination with many small shops including a barbershop, art gallery, Chinese cafe, apartments and offices. It is the narrowest street in Canada. At its narrowest point it is only wide. It was designated as a heritage property by the local government in 2001. In 2006, Dr. David C. Lai, a scholar and historian of the area, contributed material salvaged from the alley's original gate to the Six String Nation project. Part of that material now serves as kerfing on the upper left of the interior of ''Voyageur'', the guitar at the heart of the project. The alley can briefly be seen the 1990 movie '' Bird on a Wire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
Mårten Trotzigs gränd (Swedish: "Alley of Mårten Trotzig") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Leading from Västerlånggatan and Järntorget up to Prästgatan and Tyska Stallplan, the width of its 37 steps tapers down to a mere , making the alley the narrowest street in Stockholm. History The alley is named after the merchant and burgher Mårten Trotzig (1559–1617), who, born in Wittenberg, immigrated to Stockholm in 1581, and bought properties in the alley in 1597 and 1599, also opening a shop there. His original German name is said to have been ''Traubtzich'', but he is also mentioned under various other names, such as ''Trutzich'', ''Trutzigh'', ''Trusick'', ''Trotuitz'', ''Tråtzich'', ''Trotzigh'' and ''Tråsse''. According to sources from the late-16th century, he dealt in iron and later copper, by 1595 he had sworn his burgher oath, and was later to become one of the richest merchants in Stockholm. He was however beaten to death during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Street, Exeter
Parliament Street is a long street in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It links the High Street to Waterbeer Street and dates from the 14th century. At about at its narrowest and approximately at its widest, it has been claimed to be the world's narrowest street, although this title officially belongs to the Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen, Germany. It was formerly called Small Lane and was renamed when Parliament was derided by the city council for passing the 1832 Reform Bill. It was called Parliament Alley, immediately after the name change from Small Lane. The authorities and some of the public thought that an alley was "too common", for some reason, so it was changed to Parliament Street circa 1850. Today it attracts tourists, who have no idea that in reality it is only an alley or alleyway. In 1836 the residents of Waterbeer Street subscribed £130 to have Parliament Street widened, but nothing was done about this. See also * L'Androuno, : A narrow street in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 De Julio Avenue
July 9 Avenue (Spanish: ''Avenida 9 de Julio'') is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816. The avenue runs around to the west of the Río de la Plata waterfront, from the Retiro district in the north to Constitución station in the south. The avenue has up to seven lanes in each direction and is flanked on either side by parallel streets of two lanes each. Through the centre of the avenue runs one of the city's Metrobus (Bus rapid transit) corridors, which stretches and was inaugurated in July 2013. There are two wide medians between the side streets and the main road. It is currently the widest avenue in the world. The northern end of the avenue is connected to the Arturo Illia expressway (which connects to Jorge Newbery airport and the Pan-American highway) and to Libertador avenue. The southern end is connected to the 25 de Mayo tollway (serving the west side of Greater Buenos Aires a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Var (department)
Var (, ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which flowed along its eastern boundary, until the boundary was moved in 1860 and the department is no longer associated with the river. The Var department is bordered on the east by the department of Alpes-Maritimes, to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône, to the north of the river Verdon by the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 1,076,711 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 83 Var INSEE is the largest city and administrative capital ( |
