Avenue Foch
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Avenue Foch (French pronunciation: [avny fɔʃ]) is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously known as the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, as well as one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand city palaces, including ones belonging to the Onassis and Rothschild families. The Rothschilds once owned numbers 19–21.
Length | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
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Width | 120 m (390 ft) in the section surrounded by gardens; 40 m elsewhere |
Arrondissement | 16th |
Quarter | Chaillot, Porte Dauphine |
Coordinates | 48°52′25″N 2°17′19″E |
From | Place Charles de Gaulle |
To | Boulevard Lannes and Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny |
Construction | |
Completion | 31 March 1854 |
Denomination | 29 March 1929 |
The avenue runs from the Arc de Triomphe southwest to the Porte Dauphine at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne city park. It is the widest avenue in Paris, lined with chestnut trees along its full length.