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Boulevard de la Madeleine

Coordinates: 48°52′10.81″N 2°19′35.38″E / 48.8696694°N 2.3264944°E / 48.8696694; 2.3264944
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Boulevard de la Madeleine
Boulevard de la Madeleine, c. 1895
Boulevard de la Madeleine is located in Paris
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Shown within Paris
NamesakeChurch of Saint-Marie-Madeleine
Length220 m (720 ft)
Width43.3 m (142 ft)
Arrondissement1st, 8th, 9th
QuarterMadeleine. Place Vendôme. Chaussée d'Antin.
Coordinates48°52′10.81″N 2°19′35.38″E / 48.8696694°N 2.3264944°E / 48.8696694; 2.3264944
From53 rue Cambon
To10-16 place de la Madeleine
Construction
Completion1676

The Boulevard de la Madeleine is one of the 11 original grands boulevards of Paris, France, a chain of roads running in a semicircle on the right bank of Paris where the city's defensive walls used to be located.

The boulevard is named after the nearby Église de la Madeleine.

Located near the Métro stationsMadeleine and Opéra.

Notable addresses

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Boulevard de la Madeleine

Cultural references

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In 1966, The Moody Blues recorded a single named after this boulevard.

References

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  1. ^ Marie-Ange Namy, Marcel-Lenoir et la fresque, In Situ, texte en ligne