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4 unusual facts about 8th arrondissement of Paris


Électricité de France

The EDF head office is located along Avenue de Wagram in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Errancis Cemetery

Errancis Cemetery or Cimetière des Errancis is a former cemetery in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and was one of the four cemeteries (the others being Madeleine Cemetery, Picpus Cemetery and the Cemetery of Saint Margaret) used to dispose of the corpses of guillotine victims during the French Revolution.

Ledoyen

The Ledoyen is one of the oldest restaurants in Paris, situated in the square gardens in the eastern part of the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement.

Myron T. Herrick

He is the only American ambassador to France with a street named after him in Paris, in the 8th arrondissement.


Cours-la-Reine

The Cours-la-Reine, also spelled Cours la Reine (without hyphens), is a public park and garden promenade located along the River Seine, between the Place de la Concorde and the Place du Canada, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Paris Métro Line 9

This connection is not advertised as it is not normally useful unless one is traveling between the southern portion of the 8th arrondissement and Levallois-Perret.


see also

Christofle

The Musée Bouilhet-Christofle is a private museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.