Things named after Charles de Gaulle

Many streets and public buildings in France bear the name of Charles de Gaulle. They include:

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• Charles de Gaulle International Airport
• Charles de Gaulle, an aircraft carrier in the Marine Nationale
• Charles de Gaulle-Étoile, the name of the large plaza around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

De Gaulle has influenced many across the world. Consequently, places outside France also bear the name of the general. For example:

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• Belgium
• Avenue du Général de Gaulle (Brussels)
• Cambodia
• Charles de Gaulle Boulevard (Phnom Penh)
• Cameroon
• Avenue du Général de Gaulle (Douala)
• Canada (Quebec)
• Charles-De Gaulle bridge (Montreal)
• Charles-De Gaulle plaza (Montreal)
• Dominican Republic
• Avenida Charles de Gaulle (Santo Domingo)
• Egypt
• Charles de Gaulle Avenue, formerly known as Giza Street, in the Giza area of Cairo
• Germany
• Charles de Gaulle Avenue (Berlin)
• Lycée de Gaulle-Adenauerhttp://www.ecole-bonn.de/ (Bonn)
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Avenue du Général de Gaulle (Abidjan)
• Lebanon
• General de Gaulle Avenue (Beirut)
• Poland
• Rondo Charles'a de Gaulle (Warsaw)
• Romania
• Piaţa Charles de Gaulle (Bucharest)
• Senegal
• Boulevard du Général de Gaulle (Dakar)
• Turkey
• Dögol Caddesi (Ankara)
• United States
• Gen De Gaulle Avenue (New Orleans)