Boulevard des Italiens

Boulevard des Italiens

Buildings on the Boulevard des Italiens at the start of the 20th century
Shown within Paris
Arrondissement	2nd, 9th
Coordinates	48°52′17.11″N 2°20′13.19″E / 48.8714194°N 2.3369972°E / 48.8714194; 2.3369972
From	Boulevard Montmartre
To	Boulevard des Capucines

The boulevard des Italiens is a boulevard in Paris. It is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris, a chain of boulevards built through the former course of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall, which were destroyed by the orders of Louis XIV. The origin of the name is the théâtre des Italiens built on it in 1783, shortly before the French Revolution on the site now occupied by the third Salle Favart.