Culture
Friday Fun Fact: Most famous roundabout in Paris
Katie from EF | September 12, 2008
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The current issue of Time includes an interesting article on the growing popularity of traffic roundabouts in the United States. The magazine reports this fascinating factoid: “France has about 30,000 roundabouts, nearly a third of the world’s total.”
The most famous roundabout in Paris is the Place de l’Étoile (or Place Charles de Gaulle), which circles the Arc de Triomphe (above). The 101-year-old Étoile, which means “Star,” is an intersection of 12 avenues and was the world’s first roundabout.
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Katie from EF
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