Length 282 m (925 ft) From 2 place de la Concorde Completed 22 April 1732 | Quarter Madeleine. Completion April 22, 1732 Major cities Paris | |
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Width 22.8 m (75 ft) between place de la Concorde and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; 43 m elsewhere To 2 place de la Madeleine Arrondissement 8th arrondissement of Paris | ||
The rue Royale ([ʁy ʁwajal]) is a short street in Paris, France running between the place de la Concorde and the place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of Maxim's restaurant, at number 3.
Map of Rue Royale, 75008 Paris, France
On 12 August 1843, the Rue Royale was the scene for a bizarre phenomenon, when tens of thousands of butterflies landed, causing chaos and swarming the shops and restaurants. The pillars of the Madeleine were, reportedly, "covered".
The rue Royale is in the city's 8th arrondissement.
There is also a Rue Royale in Brussels, Belgium, near the Royal Palace.
References
Rue Royale, Paris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA