Avenue de Wagram is a street in the

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and 17th

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s of

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, extending from the

Place de Wagram Place de Wagram is a square in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, at the junction of Boulevard Malesherbes, Boulevard Pereire and Avenue de Wagram Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the ...

to the

Place Charles de Gaulle Place Charles de Gaulle (), historically known as the Place de l'Étoile (), is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues (hence its historic name, which translates as "Square of the Star") including ...

(formerly ''Place de l'Étoile'', and the site of the

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). It is long and wide, and is divided into two sections by the Place des Ternes. It was renamed on 2 March 1864 after Napoleon's 1809 victory at the

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; the section between

Avenue des Ternes Avenue des Ternes is an avenue in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, between Place des Ternes and boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr. It is long and wide and was given its present name in 1863. It is on both sides of place Tristan-Bernard. Descript ...

and the Place de l'Étoile was formerly known as ''Boulevard de l'Étoile'' or ''Boulevard de Bezons'' and the section between Avenue des Ternes and Place de Wagram, as ''Route départementale n°6''. Paris avenue de wagram

History

The street was first opened on 16 January 1789 between

Rue de Tilsitt Rue de Tilsitt is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the Place Charles-de-Gaulle in 1970) - the other is the Rue de Presbourg. It was n ...

and

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, then on 13 August 1854 was extended to the Place de l'Étoile. P1310435 Paris XVII avenue de Wagram rwk

Buildings

Surviving

Salle Wagram The Salle Wagram is a historic auditorium in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built in 1865. It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since March 2, 1981. First built in 1812 as the ...

Destroyed

Notable inhabitants

Prosper d'Épinay Charles Adrien Prosper Caïez d'Épinay (13 July 1836 – 23 September 1914) was a French sculptor and caricaturist (under the name Nemo). Many of his clients were from the nobility and royalty. He was sometimes referred to as the "sculpteur de so ...

(1836–1914), sculptor (n° 26, in 1910). *

René Lenormand René Lenormand (1846–1932), was a French composer, father of playwright Henri-René Lenormand (1882–1951). He was author of ''Étude sur l'harmonie moderne'' and well known as a composer of mélodies and music teacher.Actes du Colloque Autour ...

(1846–1932), composer, father of

Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...

(1882–1951), playwright (n° 29, 5th floor). * Madame de Thèbes (1845–1916),

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and

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(n° 29) *

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

, composer (lived at n° 157 in the 1920s).

Notes and references

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Wagram Deutsch-Wagram (literally "German Wagram", ), often shortened to Wagram, is a village in the Gänserndorf District, in the states of Austria, state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is in the Morava (river), Marchfeld Basin, close to the Vienna city ...