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The '''Rue des Martyrs''' is a street that passes through the 9th and 18th arrondissements of Paris, France.<ref name="paris">{{cite web| url=https://en.parisinfo.com/transport/73172/Rue-des-Martyrs | title=Rue des Martyrs | date=2015 | publisher=Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau }}</ref>
The street is an old historic route in Pigalle leading up to the village of Montmartre, linking the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette with the Sacré-Cœur.<ref name="paris" /> It is lined with around 200 shops and restaurants.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/aug/12/elaine-sciolino-rue-des-martyrs-paris-book | title='It’s a half-mile of magic': Elaine Sciolino on rue des Martyrs, Paris | first=Elaine | last=Sciolino | date=12 August 2016 | newspaper=The Guardian }}</ref>
The name derives from the first bishop of Paris and patron saint of Paris, Saint Denis, who was decapitated during the time of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.<ref name="paris" /> He travelled on this road and died close to where the Basilica of Saint-Denis was founded subsequently.
Rue des Martyrs is often described as a charming, vibrant and gentrified street in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richard |date=2024-02-07 |title=Guide to the Rue des Martyrs in Paris |url=https://www.pariseater.com/guides/guide-to-the-rue-des-martyrs-in-paris/ |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=Paris Eater |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Cirque Medrano (originally called the Cirque Fernando) was a circus located at 63 Boulevard de Rochechouart, at the corner with Rue des Martyrs in the 18th arrondissement at the edge of Montmartre.
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==Further reading== * ''The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs'' by Elaine Sciolino. W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. {{ISBN|978-0393242379}}.
==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Rue des Martyrs (Paris)}}
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