Sainte-Catherine Street (Bordeaux)
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine (disambiguation).

The rue Sainte-Catherine, a 1.2 km long pedestrian street, is the main shopping street in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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This street is one of two main lines running through the historic part of the city. It cuts the center following a North-South axis linking the place de la Comédie where the Grand Theatre at the Place de la Victoire. The rue Sainte-Catherine and neighborhoods located to the West are very commercial areas. It became a pedestrian street for most of its length between 1976 and 1977 and then in full in 1984. It is often billed as the longest pedestrian street in Europe. It was completely refurbished between 2000 and 2003 in a project by Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Jean-Michel Wilmotte
-Biography:Born in Soissons in 1948, Jean-Michel Wilmotte studied interior design at the Camondo school of interior design in Paris. Just two years after graduating, he founded his own agency in Paris in 1975...

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At the center of the rue Sainte-Catherine you find place Saint-Project (Auvergnat bishop died in 674). The cross intersection was restored in 1977, it was at the centre of a cemetery since 1392. The church was located to the south and its bell tower still remains. The fountain was made around 1715.

At the top of the street is one of the entrances to the Galerie Bordelaise, a shopping mall which opened in 1834.

At the junction of the street and the cours Alsace-Lorraine, a bas-relief indicates the presence of two underground rivers that are throwing into the Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...

: the Peugue and Devèze.

Transport

The rue Sainte-Catherine is served by Line A
Bordeaux Tramway Line A
The A line of the Bordeaux tramway is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB, and connects Lormont and Floirac to Mérignac. It connects the left and right banks of the Garonne, passing by the Pierre bridge and the center of Bordeaux.- History :...

 of the Tramway de Bordeaux
Tramway de Bordeaux
The Bordeaux tramway network consists of three lines serving the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France. The first line was opened on 21 December 2003; further extensions have increased the route length to . The system is notable for using a ground-level power supply of the Alimentation par Sol...

, station Sainte-Catherine
Station Sainte-Catherine (Tram de Bordeaux)
Sainte-Catherine Station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.- Junctions :...

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Bordeaux Tramway Line B
The B line of the Bordeaux tramway is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB, and connects Station Pessac Centre in Pessac to Claveau in north Bordeaux.-Equipment:...

, stations Grand Théâtre
Station Grand Théâtre (Tram de Bordeaux)
Grand Théâtre station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.- Close by :* Grand Théâtre* Cours de l'Intendance* Allées de Tourny* Église Notre-Dame* Rue Sainte-Catherine, plus grande rue piétonne d'Europe...

 and Victoire
Station Victoire (Tram de Bordeaux)
Victoire station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.-Réseau TBC:* Réseau -Bus--Réseau Trans Gironde:- Close by :* Place de la Victoire * Université Bordeaux 2...

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