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| Length | 10 m (33 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 7th |
| Quarter | Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin |
| Postal code | 75007 |
| Coordinates | 48°51′11″N 2°19′37″E / 48.85306°N 2.32694°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1500 |
| Denomination | 1588 |
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The Rue de la Chaise[a] (lit. 'Chair Street'), is a street located in the Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin district of the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Access
editThe district is accessed through the Paris Métro Line 12 at the Sèvres–Babylone station and Rue du Bac station.
Origin
editName
editBefore the street's establishment, in 1529, the street was known as "Path that runs from the Church of Saint-Pierre to the Maladrerie".[b][1]
Established in 1588, Rue de la Chaise was officially named after a brick factory under the name "la Chaise".[1] In 1557, they transformed a Leper colony into a hospice and named it Hospice des Petites-Maisons. It occupied the corner of Rue de la Chaise and Rue de Sèvres.[2]
Explanatory footnotes
edit- ^ (pronounced [ʁy də la ʃɛz])
- ^ After 1529, the street presumed the names of Rue de la Maladrerie or Malladerye and Rue des Teigneux.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Berty 1876, pp. 52–54.
- ^ "Diachronic analysis of Parisian urban space: geomatic approach (ALPAGE)" (in French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2024.