[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

Histoire de Paris

Petite Ceinture
Au XIXe siècle, le 15ème arrondissement était en quelque sorte enfermé dans des "frontières": à l’Ouest la Seine, le Mur des Fermiers Généraux au Sud, le Chemin de fer de l’Quest à l’Est et, doublant les Fortifications de Thiers, la Petite Ceinture. Construite en 1867 pour la Rive Gauche, cette ligne ferroviaire enserrait Paris d’un cercle de fer et constituait une limite symbolique de la ville. Sa mise en remblai ou tranchées permit d’éviter les passages à, niveau. Raccordée à des lignes radiales, elle était empruntée par des voyageurs (39 millions en 1900) et des marchandises. Le trafic augmentaitlors des Expositions universelles, puis il déclina.

[Illustration of a train that operated on this line]

Supprimée en 1934, la ligne fut remplacée, sur les boulevards extérieurs,parles autobus qui portent ses initiales: PC.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts the ring railway line that marked the border of Paris. The line was canceled in 1934.

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Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

The "Small Belt"
In the 19th century, the 15th arrondissement was in some way enclosed within "borders": the Seine to the West, the Wall of the Farmers General to the South, the Chemin de fer de l’Quest to the East and, doubling the Fortifications from Thiers, the Petite Ceinture. Built in 1867 for the Left Bank, this railway line surrounded Paris with an iron circle and constituted a symbolic limit of the city. Its embankment or trenches made it possible to avoid level crossings. Connected to radial lines, it was used by travelers (39 million in 1900) and goods. Traffic increased during the Universal Exhibitions, then declined.

[Illustration of a train that operated on this line]

Abolished in 1934, the line was replaced, on the outer boulevards, by buses which bear its initials: PC.