Rue Nicolas-Appert
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| Location | Paris, France |
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| From | Passage Sainte-Anne Popincourt |
| To | Rue Pelée |
The Rue Nicolas-Appert is a street located in Paris, France.
Location[]
The street is located in the Saint-Ambroise neighbourhood of the 11th arrondissement of Paris.[1] It starts at the Passage Sainte-Anne Popincourt and runs all the way to the Rue Pelée.[1] It is 137 metre long and 15 metre wide.[1]
History[]
It was created in 1985[2] and named in honor of Nicolas Appert (1749-1841), a French businessman who invented airtight food preservation.[1]
The , a theatre, is located at number 5.[3]
On 7 January 2015 the offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo at 10 rue Nicolas-Appert were attacked by Islamist terrorists. A commemorative plaque on the building records the names of eleven of the twelve people who were killed there. Charlie Hebdo has since moved. [4] On Semptember 2020, there a stabbing attack outside of the former headquarters of Charlie Hebdo.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "rue Nicolas Appert". www.v2asp.paris.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ "The Streets of Paris". Weekly Standard. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ "Plan d'accès". Comédie Bastille (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ "Sur les traces de Charlie Hebdo". france culture (in French). 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
Coordinates: 48°51′32″N 2°22′13″E / 48.8590°N 2.3703°E
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