Porte de Vincennes

The Porte de Vincennes (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də vɛ̃sɛn]) is one of the city gates of Paris (France) situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the 12th arrondissement.

The Porte de Vincennes is one of the principal breaches in the eastern section of the Thiers wall.

Also nearby is the Saint Gabriel church constructed during the 1920s and run, ever since, by the fathers of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

[1]Since it is at the crossroads of the Cours de Vincennes and the boulevards of the marshals, with direct access to the Boulevard Périphérique, the principal beltway encircling Paris, and, since it is the origin of National Route 34 (RN 34), the Porte de Vincennes is in the center of an area of high-density automobile traffic.

Here also is the terminus of Line 3 of the Île-de-France tramway system, which serves the eastern suburbs and connecting service for the Porte de la Chapelle.

Porte de Vincennes during the construction of T3 tram line
Tram stop at Porte de Vincennes
The porte de Vincennes at the beginning of the twentieth century as seen from Saint-Mandé , at the level of the tramway station for Nogentais Railways.
Another view showing a tram proceeding toward the Place de la République