I have done plenty of posts on the streets of my dear Versailles but there are always older new pictures in my cd rom vault, not in my blog that should be for you and me, After all, this blog is my life’s history and I thank you for coming along with me on my ride. Versailles needs no introduction me think ! However, just to make sure ,,,,I am bragging lol! I used to lived in Versailles for almost 10 years upon entering France!And have come back to visit several times never tired of it. Therefore, let me tell you about the streets of Versailles, part VIII !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
The place Lyautey ,across the Rive Gauche-Château RER C train station (see post). There is a small white statue of the Virgin and Child above the entrance to a building courtyard. Today, it host the Versailles tourist office. With the garden adjoining the pavilion, visitors will be directly confronted with the history of Versailles. It was in the groves of the royal city that Molière represented here in the form of a bronze statue (see post) performed his plays for the first time in 1663.
The Rue des Chantiers is in the Chantiers district, The construction street dates from 1813. Formerly rue du Chenil-Dauphin, it was called the current rue des États-Généraux before 1935. Named after the old timber and coal mining sites in the forestry area, which supplied Versailles. It was cut in 1848 by the railway. A stone bridge was built first and then replaced by a triple metal bridge built in 1932. Nearby, a flour warehouse built in 1854 then a mill in 1905 enlarged in 1920 by the Chaudé family. The street is planted with Chinese pear trees from the railway bridge. At No. 25 see the Church Saint Elisabeth of Hungary,at No. 53: Square des Chantiers. The side street on pic is the Rue de l’Abbé Rousseau is in the district of Chantiers. It connects the place Raymond Poincaré to the rue des Chantiers.
The Rue André Chénier is in my old district of Notre-Dame. Street dating from 1869. It is around the Place du Marché. Formerly rue des Fripiers,It is name after a local poet that was executed under the guillotine during the terror period of the French revolution.
The Rue du Maréchal Foch was one of my most frequented streets while living in Versailles, not far from home ,meters, So we patronised several businesses here as well as taken the Rive-Droite train station to gare St Lazare in Paris,(see posts) The Rue du Maréchal Foch belongs to the Notre-Dame and Clagny neighborhood since 1918. It was formally called rue de l’Etang, then, Duplessis, then Sainte-Elizabeth (1775), then Voltaire (1793) until finally the current name. It provides access to the Place du Marché and the Rive-Droite train station (see post). The new name was given on August 2, 1839 by the Duke of Orleans., The street is name after after Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Generalissimo of the Allied armies of the Western Front during the Great War or WWI. The building facing in the pic is a bank Caisse d’Epargne (not my bank !) on the corner with the Boulevard de la Reine runs from west to east, from the Grille de la Reine (palace) to Avenue des Etats Unis. It measures 1840 meters long, and 39 meters wide. The boulevard is not entirely located in the Notre-Dame district. The Boulevard de la Reine provides access to the domain of the Château de Versailles through two gates: the Gate of the Queen, located at the end of the boulevard, and the Gate of the Dragon, located on the south side of the boulevard, after the crossroads with the rue de Maurepas.Both walkable and free to the gardens.
The city of Versailles on its heritage/history :https://www.versailles.fr/65/decouvrir-versailles.htm
The Versailles tourist office on its heritage : https://en.versailles-tourisme.com/visiting-the-city.html
There you go folks, a hugely wonderful gorgeous city very popular indeed, all worth it, The monuments are awesome and the street walks are sublime. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the streets of Versailles, part VIII !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!
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