“Did you ever think a street could be named after a river?” someone might have asked back when this street, the Rue du Congo, was still young. It’s true, this charming street in the heart of Paris’s 12th arrondissement takes its name from the mighty Congo River, and by extension, the French Congo, a part of the French Empire when the street received its name. But before the allure of Africa graced its name, the Rue du Congo was known as Rue Geoffroy-Château. This earlier title referenced Marc-Antoine Geoffroy-Château, a military engineer who met his end in 1806. Today, the Rue du Congo stands as a testament to the ebb and flow of history, a quiet path where the echoes of empires, both past and present, intertwine.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Air
Beneath what appears to be a simple stone and wood structure lies a history interwoven with faith aviation and community.