Rue de Tilsitt
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Length | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
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Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
Arrondissement | 8th, 17th |
Quarter | Faubourg-du-Roule, Ternes |
From | 154 Champs-Élysées |
To | 2 avenue de la Grande-Armée |
Construction | |
Completion | 1670 |
Denomination | 2 March 1864 |
Rue de Tilsitt is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the Place Charles-de-Gaulle in 1970) - the other is the Rue de Presbourg. It was named after the Peace of Tilsit by a decree of 2 March 1864 (its spelling with the two final "t"s reflects old German spellings, which tended to double terminal consonants after short vowels).
48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E