The Rue des Martyrs is a street that passes through the 9th and 18th arrondissements of Paris, France.[1]
The street is an old historic route in Pigalle leading up to the village of Montmartre, linking the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette with the Sacré-Cœur.[1] It is lined with around 200 shops and restaurants.[2]
The name derives from the first bishop of Paris and patron saint of Paris, Saint Denis, who was decapitated during the time of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.[1] He travelled on this road and died close to where the Basilica of Saint-Denis was founded subsequently.
The Cirque Medrano (originally called the Cirque Fernando) was a circus located at 63 Boulevard de Rochechouart, at the corner with Rue des Martyrs in the 18th arrondissement at the edge of Montmartre.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rue des Martyrs". Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2015.
- ^ Sciolino, Elaine (12 August 2016). "'It's a half-mile of magic': Elaine Sciolino on rue des Martyrs, Paris". The Guardian.
Further reading
edit- The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino. W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. ISBN 978-0393242379.
External links
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