Place de Clichy in Paris
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The Place de Clichy, also known as “Place Clichy”, is situated in the northwestern quadrant of
Paris . It is formed by the intersection of the
Boulevard de Clichy , the Avenue Clichy, the Rue Clichy, the
Boulevard des Batignolles , and the Rue d’Amsterdam. It lies at the former site of the
barrière de Clichy , an ancient portal in the
Wall of the Ferme générale , leading to the village of
Clichy , outside the wall.
The Place de Clichy is one of the few places in Paris where four arrondissements (the 8th, 9th, 17th, and 18th) meet at a single point. The others are the Pont Saint-Michel , where the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th meet, and the Belleville roundabout, where the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th come together. The Place de Clichy is also unusual in that it has been untouched by urban planners. This explains the heterogeneous façades of the buildings in the area. The Place de Clichy has the character of a substantial crossroads, rather than that of a real place (public square). Surrounding the Place de Clichy is a lively array of shops, restaurants, and businesses, including a popular cinema. It is a hive of activity, both day and night.
Le Petit Poucet © flickr.com - Marko Kudjerski/cc-by-2.0
In March 1814, at the close of the
First French Empire , 800,000 soldiers of various foreign armies marched on Paris. After breaking through the barriers at Belleville and
Pantin , they took the hill of
Montmartre . Paris was protected in the north from
Clichy to
Neuilly , by 70,000 men of the
garde nationale . In the face of the advancing enemy,
the Maréchal de Moncey defended the barrière de Clichy. Moncey amassed 15,000 volunteers,
tirailleurs – students from the
École polytechnique and the
École vétérinaire – and, despite their inexperience, valiantly resisted the Russian contingent until an armistice was declared on 30 March 1814.
A six-metre-tall bronze statue, executed by
Amédée Donatien Doublemard and dedicated to de Moncey, stands on an ornate pedestal eight metres tall.
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