Rue de Richelieu
Street in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rue de Richelieu is a long street of Paris, starting in the south of the 1st arrondissement at the Comédie-Française and ending in the north of the 2nd arrondissement. For the first half of the 19th century, before Georges-Eugène Haussmann redefined Paris with grand boulevards, it was one of the most fashionable streets of Paris.
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Namesake | Cardinal Richelieu |
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Length | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
Arrondissement | 1st, 2nd |
Quarter | Palais Royal Vivienne |
Coordinates | 48°52′05″N 2°20′18″E |
From | 2 Place André-Malraux |
To | 1 Boulevard des Italiens |
Construction | |
Completion | 23 November 1633 (from Place Colette to Rue Feydeau) 18 October 1704 beyond |
Denomination | 1634?, then 1806 |
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It is most notable for scattered coin dealers and currency changers, being near the Paris Bourse, the stock market.