Place des Ternes
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Place des Ternes is a square in the 8th and 17th arrondissement
s of Paris
, at the junction of Avenue de Wagram
, Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré and Avenue des Ternes
. It has borne its present name since 1893. In the middle of the square is the Paris Métro Line 2
station Ternes
.
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
s of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, at the junction of Avenue de Wagram
Avenue de Wagram
L’avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, between the place de Wagram and the place Charles-de-Gaulle . It is 1.5 km long and 36m wide. It is named after Napoleon's 1809 victory at the battle of Wagram and is cut by the place des Ternes...
, Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré and Avenue des Ternes
Avenue des Ternes
Avenue des Ternes is an avenue in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, between place des Ternes and boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr. It is 0.92 km long and 35m wide and was given its present name in 1863. It is on both sides of place Tristan-Bernard....
. It has borne its present name since 1893. In the middle of the square is the Paris Métro Line 2
Paris Metro Line 2
Line 2 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system in Paris, France. Situated almost entirely above the former city walls , it runs in a semi-circle in the north of Paris....
station Ternes
Ternes (Paris Metro)
Ternes is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, under the Place des Ternes on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.The station was opened on 7 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 from Étoile to Anvers...
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