Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Street in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (pronounced [ʁy dy fobuʁ sɛ̃tɔnɔʁe]) is a street located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Relatively narrow and nondescript, especially in comparison to the nearby Avenue des Champs-Élysées, it is cited as being one of the most luxurious and fashionable streets in the world thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house, the Élysée Palace (official residence of the President of France), the Hôtel de Pontalba (residence of the United States Ambassador to France), the Embassy of Canada, the Embassy of the United Kingdom, as well as numerous art galleries.
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Length | 2,070 m (6,790 ft) |
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Width | 14.50 m (47.6 ft) between Rue Royale and Rue La Boétie; 13.80 m between Rue La Boétie and Avenue de Wagram |
Arrondissement | 8th |
Quarter | Faubourg du Roule, Madeleine |
Coordinates | 48°52′23″N 2°18′37″E |
From | 15–19 Rue Royale |
To | 46 Avenue de Wagram and 2 Place des Ternes |
Construction | |
Denomination | 10 December 1847 |
The rue Saint-Honoré, of which the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is now an extension, began as a road extending west from the northern edge of the Louvre Palace. Saint Honoré, Honorius of Amiens, is the French patron saint of bakers.