Rue de la Ferronnerie
Appearance
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Length | 114 m (374 ft) |
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Width | 16.6 m (54 ft) |
Arrondissement | 1st |
Quarter | Les Halles |
Coordinates | 48°51′37″N 2°20′52″E / 48.860238°N 2.347747°E |
Construction | |
Completion | Before 1229 |
Denomination | 1229 |
The Rue de la Ferronnerie is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, in the Les Halles area.
History
[edit]Before 1229 the name of the street was rue de la Charronnerie (ou des Charrons). The street had its current name in 1229.
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Henry IV of France was assassinated by Ravaillac on May 14, 1610[1] A marking on the street at no. 11 shows where the event took place.
One of the longest buildings in Paris is located on 2-4-6-8-10-12-14 rue de la Ferronnerie.[2] The building was constructed between 1669 and 1678.
References
[edit]- ^ "Movie about King Henry IV killed rue de la Ferronnerie in 1610". Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Pictures from renovation of 12 rue de la Ferronnerie Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Nomenclature officielle des voies de Paris Archived January 7, 2013, at archive.today
- Thierry Issartel, "Henri IV, les clés d'un règne", Gascogne Editing (Orthez), 2010.