Place Des Ternes

Place des Ternes is a square in the

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and 17th

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, at the junction of

Avenue de Wagram Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the Place de Wagram to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly ''Place de l'Étoile'', and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is long and wide, and is di ...

Boulevard de Courcelles A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

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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 ...

. It has borne its present name since 1893. In the middle of the square is the

Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 2 (French: ''Ligne 2 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. Situated almost entirely above the former customs barrier around the capital (''Boulevards extérieurs''), it runs in a semicircle in t ...

station Ternes. It is located in the centre of one of the most vibrant communities of the city. Place de Ternes is surrounded by various markets, parks, landmarks and local shops such as the Marché du Poncelet and

Parc Monceau Parc Monceau () is a public park situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. The park covers an area of 8.2 hectares (20 ...

. It takes its name from its neighborhood with the Avenue des Ternes which crossed the old hamlet of Ternes . Place des Ternes, Paris August 2011

Ternes Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris Buildings and structures in the 17th arrondissement of Paris {{Paris-geo-stub