Rue de Tilsitt

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Rue de Tilsitt
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Rue de Tilsitt is located in Paris
Rue de Tilsitt
Shown within Paris
Length 460 m (1,510 ft)
Width 12 m (39 ft)
Arrondissement 8th, 17th
Quarter Faubourg-du-Roule, Ternes
Coordinates 48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E / 48.87528; 2.29528Coordinates: 48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E / 48.87528°N 2.29528°E / 48.87528; 2.29528
From 154 Champs-Élysées
To
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).

The Embassy of Belgium in Paris is located on Rue de Tilsitt.


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