Butte aux Cailles

Butte aux Cailles is the name of a hill (French butte ) in Paris. It is located in the 13th arrondissement, on the left bank of the Seine ( " Rive Gauche " ), and rises from the bed of the now underground extending His Creek Bièvre to a height of 63 meters on. The highest point of this natural elevation is in the range of the Rue de la Butte -aux- Cailles.

The hill was originally part of the front of the gates of Paris situated, independent suburb Ivry- sur -Seine and came only in 1860, in the wake of the recent incorporation date, by a division of Ivry Paris.

Located near the Place d'Italie former working-class neighborhood is in stark contrast to the skyscrapers made ​​there. Here the picture is dominated by small, picturesque, often still provided with cobblestone streets, mainly low houses and numerous restaurants and cafes.

History

Until the 17th century, the forested hills remained almost unaffected. One of the first activities was the production of silica brick in mining, while several ponds that had formed near the Bièvre, in the summer still served as a cattle trough in the west and were transformed in the winter in popular skating places. The frozen waters delivered blocks of ice that are incorporated in brick, covered with soil ice pits (French glacière ) and all year round were sold for cooling food and beverages on a number affluent clientele. Reminded today the name of the Rue de la Glacière. .

The establishment of the mur fermiers généraux mentioned Akzisemauer to 1784/87 isolated the Butte aux Cailles of Paris, which slowly turned into the village after the demolition of the Berlin Wall (1859 ) and the incorporation (1860 ), thanks to the of the it quarries left behind studs, banning the building with tall houses, has remained to this day in the midst of the vibrant cosmopolitan city.

The course of the river Bièvre moved the city government here, as elsewhere in the years 1828 to 1910 gradually into an underground channel that today with the power of the Paris Sewers ( Sewers ) is connected.

Memorable events

Attractions

The Butte can be reached by several bus lines and the Metro stations Place d'Italie and Corvisart. Worth seeing are:

• The Church of St. Anne -de- la- Butte -aux- Cailles ( Rue Tolbiac 188)
• The Piscine de la Butte -aux- Cailles called Pool (1929-1924, Louis Bonnier, 5 Pace Verlaine )
• The Fontaine Wallace at the junction of Rue de la Butte -aux- Cailles and Rue de l' Espérance
• The hustle and bustle of the big food market of Boulevard Blanqui ( Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays)