Rue Foyatier

Rue Foyatier
The Rue Foyatier from the Rue Saint-Eleuthère and Rue du Cardinal-Dubois
Rue Foyatier is located in Paris
Rue Foyatier
Location within Paris
Length100 m (330 ft)
Width12 m (39 ft)
Arrondissement18th
QuarterClignancourt
Coordinates48°53′07″N 2°20′33″E / 48.8852°N 2.3424°E / 48.8852; 2.3424
Fromrue André Barsacq
Torue Saint-Eleuthère
Construction
Completion1867
Denomination1875

The Rue Foyatier is a street on the Montmartre butte ("outlier"), in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Opened in 1867, it was given its current name in 1875, after the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863).[1] One of the most famous streets in Paris, it consists of flights of stairs giving access to the top of the hill, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, and the other attractions of the upper-Montmartre neighborhood. The Montmartre funicular runs alongside it.

A photo taken from the top of the staircase, looking down it
The stairs of the Rue Foyatier

The stairs of Rue Foyatier figure prominently in the 1974 film Celine and Julie Go Boating and the 2023 film John Wick: Chapter 4.

References

  1. ↑ Hillairet, Jacques (1985). Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris [Historical dictionary of Paris streets] (8th ed.). de Minuit. p. 543. ISBN 978-2-7073-1054-5.

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