The ''Dictionnaire administratif et historique des rues de Paris et de ses monuments'' is a dictionary of the public streets, monuments and buildings of
Paris
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. S ...
. It was written in 1844 by Louis and Félix Lazare, employees of the
prefecture of the Seine at the time of
prefect Rambuteau, to whom they dedicated the work. It is a valuable source on Paris before
Haussmann's redesign of the city. It aimed to provide a reference work on official acts promulgated by different regimes, which defined the legal status and characteristics of public streets in the city - official streets, streets without government authorisation, their width, course and other data. A third edition appeared in 1879, but was never finished.
Bibliography
* Félix et Louis Lazare, ''Dictionnaire administratif et historique des rues et des monuments de Paris'', introduction by
Michel Fleury (pages IX to XIX), following the facsimile of the 2nd edition of 1855 (796 pages), Maisonneuve et Larose, 1994
First edition 1844*
category:Books about Paris
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1844 books
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