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Rue La Fayette

Street in Paris, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rue La Fayette

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The Rue La Fayette is a street in the 9th and 10th arrondissement of Paris, between the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière.

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History

The street was opened in 1823. It was created by Claude Rambuteau and Georges-Eugène Haussmann.^[1] It was the original location of the Galeries Lafayette.

This street bears the name of the Marquis de La Fayette, hero of the American Revolutionary War.

References

[1]
Desmons, Gilles. (2008). Walking Paris. 4th edition. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-84773-061-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

48.8781°N 2.3528°E / 48.8781; 2.3528

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