• The Rue des Francs-Bourgeois (pronounced [ʁy de fʁɑ̃ buʁʒwa]) is one of the longer streets in the Marais district of Paris, France. Starting near the Centre...
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    1584 she inherited a large lot near the intersection of the rue des Francs-Bourgeois and the rue Pavée in the Marais district, she decided to use it as the...
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    and several restaurants, gardens, and monuments. The Élysée Palace on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré—official residence of the President of the French...
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    historique des rues de Paris [Historical dictionary of Paris streets] (8th ed.). de Minuit. p. 543. ISBN 978-2-7073-1054-5. Media related to Rue Foyatier...
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    subiz]) is a city mansion entre cour et jardin. It is located at 60 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hôtel de Soubise...
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    The lycée des Francs-Bourgeois is a private lasallian establishment located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris (Marais). It was founded on 21 November...
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    Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north, the rue des Saints-Pères on the west, between the rue de Seine and rue Mazarine...
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    The Hôtel des Invalides (French pronunciation: [o.tɛl dez ɛ̃valid]; lit. 'House of the Invalids'), commonly called Les Invalides (French pronunciation:...
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    well as the Barbette postern (rue Vieille-du-Temple, between the rue des Blancs-Manteaux and the rue des Francs-Bourgeois) During the 13th century, other...
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    The Parc des Buttes Chaumont (French pronunciation: [paʁk de byt ʃomɔ̃]; English: Park of the Buttes Chaumont) is a public park situated in northeastern...
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    Esplanade des Feuillants, along the Rue de Rivoli, in winter The Terrace and Esplanade des Feuillants are parallel wide pathways that runs alongside the Rue de...
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    the museum has been housed in the deserted priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs on the Rue Réaumur [fr] in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Today the museum...
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  • The Rogue's Banquet Episode 8 : Le Crime de la rue des Francs-Bourgeois - The Rue des Francs-Bourgeois Case Episode 9 : Le Crime de l’hôtel Saint-Florentin...
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    contract granting him 1.5 million francs toward the construction costs: less than a quarter of the estimated 6.5 million francs. Eiffel was to receive all income...
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    of the city. At the time, the Concorde bridge and the Rue de Rivoli did not exist, and the Rue Royale was a muddy lane that descended down to a marsh...
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    gates on Rue Auguste Compte France portal List of parks and gardens in Paris Luxembourg station (Paris) Jarrasse, Dominique, Grammaire des jardins Parisiens...
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    Paris and high style can be found along 10 blocks of rue Saint-Honoré, from rue Cambon to rue des Pyramides. No. 13: Fabergé & Cie (1924–2001). No. 14:...
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    outlets sell kosher food.[citation needed] The synagogue on 10 rue Pavée is adjacent to the rue des Rosiers. It was designed in 1913 by Art Nouveau architect...
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    Sellerie de Paris and Sellerie de la Grande Rue (13th century), Grand'rue de Paris, Grande rue, Rue des Saints Innocents, and Grande chaussée de Monsieur/Monseigneur...
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    The name originally belonged to a fabric and novelty shop at nearby 23 Rue de Buci. The shop sold silk lingerie and took its name from a popular play...
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    companions bound themselves by vows in the Martyrium of Saint Denis, 11 Rue Yvonne Le Tac, the first step in the creation of the Jesuits. Near the end...
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    Boulevard Saint-Germain, Boulevard Saint-Michel, the Rue de Vaugirard, Rue Bonaparte and the Rue de Rennes. The Latin Quarter is situated on the Rive...
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    The total cost of relocating the obelisk was estimated at 2.5 million francs (equivalent to an estimated €16 million or $19 million in 2020). The high...
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    inspecteur général en chef des Carrières. Signe du destin, une nouvelle maison s'effondra le jour même dans les carrières de la rue d'Enfer ! » Histoire de...
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    in the winter. The building was built by architect Firmin Bourgeois (1786–1853). Bourgeois built the Orangerie out of glass on the (south) Seine side...
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    Café des 2 Moulins (French for "Café of the Two Windmills") is a café in the Montmartre area of Paris, located at the junction of Rue Lepic and Rue Cauchois...
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    the avenue Daumesnil. The parkway crosses the Jardin de Reuilly near the rue Montgallet and descends to street level. At that point, it becomes a grassy...
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    opened her nightclub La Grosse Pomme ("the Big Apple") at 73 Rue Pigalle. Other nightclubs in Rue Pigalle during the late 1930s included the Moon Rousse and...
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    cemetery are defined as rue Froidevaux in the south, rue Victor-Schœlcher in the east, boulevard Edgar-Quinet in the north, and rue de la Gaîté in the west...
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    Benjamin Franklin, signed the Treaty of Paris at the Hôtel d'York (now 56 Rue Jacob) in Paris, granting the United States independence. On 4 September...
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