Rue de Rivoli

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Rue de Rivoli" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Rue de Rivoli

Rue de Rivoli at the level of the Louvre Palace (on the right)
Shown within Paris
Namesake	Battle of Rivoli
Length	3,070 m (10,070 ft)
Width	20.78 m (68.2 ft) along the Jardin des Tuileries; 22 m elsewhere
Arrondissement	1st, 4th
Quarter	Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. Halles. Palais Royal. place Vendôme. Saint-Merri. Saint-Gervais.
Coordinates	48°51′24.90″N 2°21′13.22″E / 48.8569167°N 2.3536722°E / 48.8569167; 2.3536722
From	45 rue François Miron and 1 rue de Sévigné
To	place de la Concorde and 2 rue Saint-Florentin
Construction
Completion	May 3, 1848
Denomination	April 25, 1804

The Rue de Rivoli (French pronunciation: [ʁy də ʁivɔli]; English: "Rivoli Street") is a street in central Paris, France. It is a commercial street whose shops include leading fashionable brands.^{[citation needed]} It bears the name of Napoleon's early victory against the Austrian army, at the Battle of Rivoli, fought on 14–15 January 1797.^{[citation needed]} Developed by Napoleon through the heart of the city, it includes on one side the north wing of the Louvre Palace and the Tuileries Gardens.