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Encyclopedia > Place de l'Etoile
Even at night, the Place de l'Étoile is busy with cars swirling around its multiple lanes
Traffic 10-abreast traverses the Place d L’Etoile. A brave policewoman (in the centre of the photo) is directing the flow
Place de l'Étoile, seen from above (DigitalGlobe photo)

The Place de l'Étoile is a large Place in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve avenues (hence the name "Star Square") including the Champs-Élysées which continues to the east. It was renamed Place Charles de Gaulle in 1970 in honor of President de Gaulle, but is still largely referred to by its original name. Download high resolution version (1296x972, 190 KB)The Place de lÉtoile at night. ... Download high resolution version (1296x972, 190 KB)The Place de lÉtoile at night. ... Traffic 13-abreast traverses the Place de L’Etoiles. ... Traffic 13-abreast traverses the Place de L’Etoiles. ... Download high resolution version (869x648, 225 KB) ©  This image is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (869x648, 225 KB) ©  This image is copyrighted. ... DigitalGlobe, of Longmont, Colorado, USA, is an operator of remote sensing spacecraft and commercial vendor of space imagery. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Avenue des Champs-Élysées from Place de la Concorde Looking east along the Champs-Élysées from the top of the Arc de Triomphe The Champs-Élysées (pronounced  audio? literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in the French capital Paris. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Portrait of General Charles de Gaulle. ...

The square lies in the middle of the Axe historique and at its centre stands the Arc de Triomphe. The Axe historique (historical axis) is a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that run out from the centre of Paris, France, to the west. ... Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place de lÉtoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. ...

The Place and the avenues leading to it were extensively redesigned as part of Baron Haussmann's urban planning projects. Georges-Eugène, Baron Haussmann (March 27, 1809 – January 11, 1891) was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ...

Métro and RER station: Charles de Gaulle - Étoile This page is about the Paris commuter rail. ... The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines. ...

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  • Map (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?location=orrAE%2f%2fP0cWPq%2b3F8PkIInQ98OA7HBzgEFyqWRBxE8DQ99Omqsmy1rWx7D1za2dBvQDIOx2g29PVNOmrRgyvGA%3d%3d&address=Place%20de%20l%27%c3%89toile%201&city=Paris&state=&zipcode=&country=FR&addtohistory=)

La Place de l'étoile is also the title of a novel by French writer Patrick Modiano.



 

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