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[[File:Par Arr.svg|right|thumb|350px|The [[arrondissements of Paris]], with the river [[Seine]] bisecting the city. The ''Rive Droite'' is the northern part.]] |
[[File:Par Arr.svg|right|thumb|350px|The [[arrondissements of Paris]], with the river [[Seine]] bisecting the city. The ''Rive Droite'' is the northern part.]] |
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The '''Rive Droite''' ({{IPA-fr|la ʁiv dʁwat}}, ''Right Bank'') is most commonly associated with the river [[Seine]] in central [[Paris]]. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two parts. When facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ''[[Rive Gauche]]'') is to the left.<ref>{{cite book|title=Paris|first1=Steve|last1=Fallon|first2=Nicola|last2=Williams|edition=7|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2008|ISBN=1-74059-850-4}}</ref> |
The '''Rive Droite''' ({{IPA-fr|la ʁiv dʁwat}}, ''Right Bank'') is most commonly associated with the river [[Seine]] in central [[Paris]]. Here, the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two parts. When facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ''[[Rive Gauche]]'') is to the left.<ref>{{cite book|title=Paris|first1=Steve|last1=Fallon|first2=Nicola|last2=Williams|edition=7|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2008|ISBN=1-74059-850-4}}</ref> |
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The Right Bank's most famous street is the ''[[Champs-Élysées]]'', but there are others of prominence, such as ''[[Rue de la Paix]]'', ''[[Rue de Rivoli]]'' and ''[[Avenue Montaigne]]''. |
The Right Bank's most famous street is the ''[[Champs-Élysées]]'', but there are others of prominence, such as ''[[Rue de la Paix]]'', ''[[Rue de Rivoli]]'' and ''[[Avenue Montaigne]]''. |
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The Rive Droite (French pronunciation: [la ʁiv dʁwat], Right Bank) is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here, the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two parts. When facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or Rive Gauche) is to the left.[1]
The Right Bank's most famous street is the Champs-Élysées, but there are others of prominence, such as Rue de la Paix, Rue de Rivoli and Avenue Montaigne.
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References
- ^ Fallon, Steve; Williams, Nicola (2008). Paris (7 ed.). Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-850-4.