Central Paris : around Avenue de l'Opera

***Minato ku*** · June 19th, 2007, 08:25 PM

My trip in Central Paris in the CBD near the Opera.

I visited

The 1st Arrondissement

Land area : 1.83 km² 0.71 sq mi
Population : 16,888
Density : 9,249/km² 23,786 sq mi
The 1st arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is the least-populated of the arrondissements
In 1999, the population was 16,888, while it hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active arrondissements for business after the 2nd, 8th and 9th arrondissements

The 2nd arrondissement

Land area : 0.99 km² 0.38 sq mi
Population : 19,585
Density : 19,743/km² 51,539/sq mi
The 2nd arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 8th, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts an important business center of Paris, which is located around the Opéra. It has the most dense concentration of in business activity in the city. It contains the former Paris stock exchange, a large number of banking headquarters.
As of the last census in 1999, the population was 19,585, while the arrondissement contained 61,672 jobs, and this despite a land area of only 0.992 km², making it the most dense arrondissement in business activity with an average of 62,695 jobs per km²

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UrbanSophist · June 19th, 2007, 08:37 PM

Nice metro station!

LuckyLuke · June 19th, 2007, 10:06 PM

Everthing looks perfect!

***Minato ku*** · June 19th, 2007, 10:10 PM

The Japanese and a bit korean district is not so perfect.

Ralphkke · June 19th, 2007, 11:22 PM

Dunno what to say, this city is so amazing in my eyes. Thanks for sharing!

ØlandDK · June 19th, 2007, 11:45 PM

Those small street looks very traficated - you should get some more bikes down there

Great pics BTW

Karakuri · June 20th, 2007, 10:44 AM

Ahhh la rue Sainte Anne! Une de mes rues préférées à Paris...je ne sais pas pourquoi

!

Pincio · June 20th, 2007, 10:47 AM

I remember some of these streets

***Minato ku*** · June 20th, 2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karakuri

Ahhh la rue Sainte Anne! Une de mes rues préférées à Paris...je ne sais pas pourquoi

!

I know why

... and the best it is that Pyramide metro station has announcement in japanese. I never heard it before and I was very suprised.

Joe 2007 · October 18th, 2007, 08:19 PM

Great pictures! I stayed in Paris near the Opera Garnier in 2006. It really does have stome stunning architecture, and seeing those beautiful golden boulevard's again brings back some great memories!

OMH · October 18th, 2007, 09:32 PM

looks great..ut i saw a lot of chinese or maybe korean writings there?is it a koreatown of paris?

carlosbe · October 18th, 2007, 11:16 PM

Paris is so beautiful!

***Minato ku*** · October 19th, 2007, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMH

looks great..ut i saw a lot of chinese or maybe korean writings there?is it a koreatown of paris?

Actually it is japanese sign, there is also some chinese restaurant.
I would say that is more the Japantown of Paris, even if it has also many koreans.

***Minato ku*** · March 17th, 2008, 01:16 AM

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My other photo threads

Central Paris
around Avenue d'Italie part 1 2 3
Around Avenue de l'Opera
Art et Metier, Beaubourg
Barbes
Bastille, Part 1 2
Bercy
Champs Elysees
Chateau d'Eau, Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis
Faubourg du Temple, Belleville
Gare du Nord and Haussmann Saint Lazare stations
Grands Boulevards
Les Halles, Hotel de Ville
Line 6 Urban tour, part 1 2
Paris Rive Gauche, part 1 2
Montparnasse, part 1 2 3
Rivoli
Rue Saint Denis
Saint Lazare, Haussmann
Some places
Paris, cloudy, rainy, gritty, grumpy, busy : like everytime
Paris the city of love from...

Southern inner suburbs
Montrouge, Arcueil, Chatillon and Bagneux
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre and Villejuif
Montrouge, Chatillon and Malakoff, part 1 2

Southwestern inner suburbs
Boulogne and Issy les Moulineaux 2 3 4

Western inner suburbs
La Defense
Courbevoie
Puteaux et Nanterre
Neuilly sur Seine
Versailles

Northern inner suburbs
Saint Denis

France outside Paris
Lyon, Part 1 2 3
Lyon, Rue de la Republique
Saint Denis, Reunion Island

Japan
Kyoto
Mito Ibaraki

Good · March 17th, 2008, 12:25 PM

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Good · March 17th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minato ku

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***Minato ku*** · March 17th, 2008, 01:31 PM

I have a reputation. (The subjet of this photo was the beautiful VW Passat

)

Mishevy · March 17th, 2008, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ØlandDK

Those small street looks very traficated - you should get some more bikes down there

Great pics BTW

Yeah definitely, Paris has too many cars and something should be done about it.

June 19th, 2007, 08:25 PM	#1
*Minato ku* Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Paris, Montrouge Posts: 12,025	Central Paris : around Avenue de l'Opera My trip in Central Paris in the CBD near the Opera. I visited The 1st Arrondissement Land area : 1.83 km² 0.71 sq mi Population : 16,888 Density : 9,249/km² 23,786 sq mi The 1st arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is the least-populated of the arrondissements In 1999, the population was 16,888, while it hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active arrondissements for business after the 2nd, 8th and 9th arrondissements The 2nd arrondissement Land area : 0.99 km² 0.38 sq mi Population : 19,585 Density : 19,743/km² 51,539/sq mi The 2nd arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 8th, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts an important business center of Paris, which is located around the Opéra. It has the most dense concentration of in business activity in the city. It contains the former Paris stock exchange, a large number of banking headquarters. As of the last census in 1999, the population was 19,585, while the arrondissement contained 61,672 jobs, and this despite a land area of only 0.992 km², making it the most dense arrondissement in business activity with an average of 62,695 jobs per km² 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. This subway station has announcement in Japanese 57. 58. 59. __________________ すみません　! J’aime Paris et je veux des tours ! Last edited by Minato ku; March 17th, 2008 at 12:52 AM.

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Joe 2007 Joe_1978 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 524 Likes (Received): 0	Great pictures! I stayed in Paris near the Opera Garnier in 2006. It really does have stome stunning architecture, and seeing those beautiful golden boulevard's again brings back some great memories!

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*Minato ku* Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Paris, Montrouge Posts: 12,025	60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. ___________________________________________________________ My other photo threads Central Paris around Avenue d'Italie part 1 2 3 Around Avenue de l'Opera Art et Metier, Beaubourg Barbes Bastille, Part 1 2 Bercy Champs Elysees Chateau d'Eau, Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis Faubourg du Temple, Belleville Gare du Nord and Haussmann Saint Lazare stations Grands Boulevards Les Halles, Hotel de Ville Line 6 Urban tour, part 1 2 Paris Rive Gauche, part 1 2 Montparnasse, part 1 2 3 Rivoli Rue Saint Denis Saint Lazare, Haussmann Some places Paris, cloudy, rainy, gritty, grumpy, busy : like everytime Paris the city of love from... Southern inner suburbs Montrouge, Arcueil, Chatillon and Bagneux Le Kremlin-Bicêtre and Villejuif Montrouge, Chatillon and Malakoff, part 1 2 Southwestern inner suburbs Boulogne and Issy les Moulineaux 2 3 4 Western inner suburbs La Defense Courbevoie Puteaux et Nanterre Neuilly sur Seine Versailles Northern inner suburbs Saint Denis France outside Paris Lyon, Part 1 2 3 Lyon, Rue de la Republique Saint Denis, Reunion Island Japan Kyoto Mito Ibaraki __________________ すみません　! J’aime Paris et je veux des tours ! Last edited by Minato ku; March 17th, 2008 at 01:34 AM.

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