The rue Royale () is a short street in
Paris
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, France, running between the
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde () is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
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and the
Place de la Madeleine
Madeleine may refer to:
Common meanings
*Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name
*Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France
*Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine
Arts and entertainment
* ''Madelein'' (1919 fi ...
(site of the
Church of the Madeleine). The rue Royale is in the city's
8th arrondissement.
Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of
Maxim's restaurant, at number 3.
On 12 August 1843, the rue Royale was the scene for a bizarre phenomenon, when tens of thousands of butterflies landed, causing chaos and swarming the shops and restaurants. The pillars of the Madeleine were, reportedly, "covered".
See also
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Rue Royale
Rue Royale (French for "Royal Street") may refer to several streets:
* Rue Royale, Brussels, Belgium
* Rue Royale, Lyon, France
* Rue Royale, Paris, France
See also
* Royal Street, New Orleans, United States
* Royal Road (disambiguation)
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, the city of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...
*
Rue Royale
Rue Royale (French for "Royal Street") may refer to several streets:
* Rue Royale, Brussels, Belgium
* Rue Royale, Lyon, France
* Rue Royale, Paris, France
See also
* Royal Street, New Orleans, United States
* Royal Road (disambiguation)
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, the city of
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
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