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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Faidherbe - Chaligny is a station of the Paris M tro, named after the streets of Rue Faidherbe and Rue Chaligny. The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. Rue Faidherbe is named after General Louis Faidherbe, who was Governor of Senegal between 1854 and 1861 and between 1863 and 1865. Rue Chaligny is named after the Chalignys were a famous family of metal-founders from Lorraine. The royal wallpaper factory, the Folie Titon, run by Jean-Baptiste R veillon, was located here but was demolished in 1880. It helped the Montgolfier brothers build hot-air balloons, which were first tested here with humans on 19 October 1783, although the balloon was teathered to the ground. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adam Cornelius BertPublisher: Chromo Publishing Imprint: Chromo Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.095kg ISBN: 9786200201768ISBN 10: 6200201765 Pages: 56 Publication Date: 30 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |