Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie

Parisian avenue named after Peter I of Serbia

48°51′59″N 2°17′49″E / 48.86639°N 2.29694°E / 48.86639; 2.29694FromPlace d'IénaTo27 Avenue George VConstructionCompletion17 September 1864Denomination14 July 1918

Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie is an Avenue which runs through the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, from Place d'Iena to 27 avenue George V.[1]

History

Peter I of Serbia

Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie was previously part of rue Pierre Charron, and before that a segment of rue de Morny (today part of Pierre Charron).[2] The avenue was officially created on 14 July 1918.[1] It was named in honor of Peter I of Serbia (1846-1921), last king of Serbia and first king of Yugoslavia, who volunteered to serve in the French Army, the French Foreign Legion, and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.[3]

Buildings of note

  • 10 - Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
  • 22 - Les Films du Losange - Film company created by Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer
  • 31 - CGPF (1937—1940); CNPF (1950—1998); MEDEF (1998—2003)

Closest transport

  • Métro - Iéna
  • RER - Pont de l'Alma
  • Bus - 32, 42, 63, 72, 80, 82, 92

Trivia

  • Mary Cassatt lived there in 1884.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Manfred Heid (1972). Les noms de rues de Paris à travers l'histoire: problèmes linguistiques et sociologiques (in French). Bamberger Photodr.
  2. ^ "Paris : histoire rue de Morny. Rues autrefois". Histoire Paris insolite et méconnu. Gravures anciennes, photographies autrefois. Rues, métiers, monuments, jardins, célébrités, cafés, monuments, patrimoine (in French).
  3. ^ "Peter I - king of Serbia". Encyclopedia Britannica. 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Nancy Mowll Mathews (1998). Mary Cassatt: a Life. Yale University Press. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-0-300-16488-6.