Porte de la Réunion, Historic gate in the 20th arrondissement, Paris, France
The Porte de la Réunion is a historic gate in the Charonne neighborhood of the 20th arrondissement of Paris. It marks a passage point around which the circular Place de la Réunion opens up, with several streets converging toward it.
This area was once part of the village of Charonne, separated from the city by the wall of the Fermiers généraux. When that wall came down and the village was absorbed into Paris during the 19th century, a new urban space formed around this gate.
The Porte de la Réunion sits at the boundary between two former village sections that were once separated by a wall. Its name recalls their joining, and this story still shapes the layout of the streets and the square around it today.
The gate is easy to reach on foot and sits close to the Alexandre Dumas metro station on line 2 and the Maraîchers and Buzenval stations on line 9. Exploring on foot is the best way to take in the narrow passageways and small squares of the surrounding area.
The square in front of the gate holds a fountain carried by three small bronze figures, made in the 19th century by sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. In 2012, the fountain was painted yellow rather than left in its natural bronze tone, which makes it stand out as an unexpected sight.
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