Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie

The Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie (French pronunciation: [avny pjɛʁ pʁəmjɛʁ də sɛʁbi]) is an avenue which runs through the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, from the Place d'Iena to 27 avenue George V.^[1]

Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie

Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie looking towards the Avenue Marceau
Shown within Paris
Length	565 m (1,854 ft)
Width	20 m (66 ft)
Arrondissement	8th, 16th
Quarter	Élysées, Chaillot
Coordinates	48°51′59″N 2°17′49″E
From	Place d'Iéna
To	27 Avenue George V
Construction
Completion	17 September 1864
Denomination	14 July 1918

History

Peter I of Serbia

The Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie was previously part of the Rue Pierre Charron, and before that a segment of the Rue de Morny (today part of Pierre Charron).^[2]

The avenue was officially created on 14 July 1918.^[1] It was named in honour of Peter I of Serbia (1846-1921), last king of Serbia and first king of Yugoslavia, who volunteered to serve in the French Army, the French Foreign Legion, and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.^[3]

Notable buildings

• No. 10: Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
• No. 22: Les Films du Losange - Film company created by Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer
• No. 31: CGPF (1937—1940); CNPF (1950—1998); MEDEF (1998—2003)

Closest transport

• Métro - Iéna
• RER - Pont de l'Alma
• Bus - 32, 42, 63, 72, 80, 82, 92

Trivia

• Mary Cassatt lived there in 1884.^[4]

References

1. Manfred Heid (1972). Les noms de rues de Paris à travers l'histoire: problèmes linguistiques et sociologiques (in French). Bamberger Photodr.
2. "Paris : histoire rue de Morny. Rues autrefois". Histoire Paris insolite et méconnu. Gravures anciennes, photographies autrefois. Rues, métiers, monuments, jardins, célébrités, cafés, monuments, patrimoine (in French).
3. "Peter I - king of Serbia". Encyclopedia Britannica. 12 August 2021.
4. Nancy Mowll Mathews (1998). Mary Cassatt: a Life. Yale University Press. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-0-300-16488-6.