Barrière du Trône

The Barrière du Trône was a toll barrier in the wall of the Fermiers généraux that was built around Paris in the 1780s. It was part of a wall that, just prior to the French Revolution, surrounded Paris.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: toll gate in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “barrière du Trône”, “Barrière du Trône - Philippe Auguste”, and “barrière du Trône renversé”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place de la Nation and Nation.

Square
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The is a circle on the eastern side of , between the and the , on the border of the and . is situated 190 metres west of Barrière du Trône.

Railway station
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station is a station of the Paris Métro and 's RER commuter rail service. It serves Line 1, Line 2, Line 6 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro and RER A. It takes its name from its location at the . is situated 190 metres west of Barrière du Trône.

Metro station
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is a station of the Paris Métro and 's RER commuter rail service. It serves Line 1, Line 2, Line 6 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro and RER A. It takes its name from its location at the . is situated 220 metres west of Barrière du Trône.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charonne quarter and Porte de Vincennes.

Suburb
The is an area of the 20th arrondissement of named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between , the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.

Locality
The is one of the city gates of Paris situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the .

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The of is one of the largest of the city's districts even without the 2,460 acre Bois de Vincennes, which more than doubles its size.

Barrière du Trône

Latitude
48.84798° or 48° 50′ 53″ north
Longitude
2.39843° or 2° 23′ 54″ east
Levels
1
Height
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8FW4R9XX+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 77385192
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q2885674
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Barrière du Trône” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colonnes du Trône and Place de la Nation - Charonne.

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