Talk:Île de la Cité

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[edit] Ile Notre Dame

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Can someone expand on the former names of the island? What it was called before Ile de la Cite? 132.205.44.5 (talk) 04:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Good idea! In the map, the Isle Notre-Dame is the Ile Saint-Louis: note the Hôtel Lambert ("Hot Lambert") near the upstream end. The ancient Isle Louvier, scarcely inhabited here in 1742, had a three-arched bridge connecting it to Quai St-Bernard that was under construction in 1836, according to Galignani's new Paris guide, but within a few years the backwater separating it from the Right Bank was filled in. An article Isle Louvier, Paris is coming up! --Wetman (talk) 04:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I couldn't make out what it said... 132.205.99.122 (talk) 22:49, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I can't say what the "Cabaret" noted on the Isle Louvier signified in 1742. Not a cabaret in the modern sense. BTW, log in: people will be much nicer to you! --Wetman (talk) 22:58, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] precise meaning of cité?

Yes and can someone also please explain the name in the article? What does it mean, "Island of the City" or something like that? merci Gryffindor 10:29, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I think cité implies more a fortified urban stronghold, as opposed to ville. But I'm not secure enough on this point, and French Wikipedia doesn't cover it. Anyone? --Wetman (talk) 15:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)