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Rue Royale, Paris

Rue Royale, Paris
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Rue Royale from the Place de la Madeleine to the Place de la Concorde
Length 282 m (925 ft)
Width 22.8 m (75 ft) between place de la Concorde and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; 43 m elsewhere
Arrondissement 8th
Quarter Madeleine.
From place de la Concorde
To place de la Madeleine
Construction
Completion April 22, 1732
Denomination March 11, 1768

The rue Royale (French pronunciation: ​[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.

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.

Coordinates: 48°52′5″N 2°19′23″E / 48.86806°N 2.32306°E / 48.86806; 2.32306



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