Rue des Lombards
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The rue des Lombards is a street
in Paris
, France
which is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs : Le Baiser Salé
, Le Duc des Lombards
and the Sunset/Sunside
. It was originally a banking center in medieval Paris, a trade dominated by Lombard
merchants.
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
which is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs : Le Baiser Salé
Le Baiser Salé
Le Baiser Salé is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1983 and is settled in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as the Sunset/Sunside and Le Duc des Lombards....
, Le Duc des Lombards
Le Duc des Lombards
Le Duc des Lombards is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1984 and is settled in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as Le Baiser Salé and the Sunset/Sunside. The Jazz club is located on the corner of the Rue des Lombards and...
and the Sunset/Sunside
Sunset/Sunside
The Sunset/Sunside is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1983 and is the first jazz club to settle in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as Le Baiser Salé and Le Duc des Lombards....
. It was originally a banking center in medieval Paris, a trade dominated by Lombard
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
merchants.