Rampart Street
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Rampart Street is a historic avenue located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It forms the northern border of the French Quarter (Vieux Carre). The street gets its name from the wall, or "Rampart" ("Rempart" in French), that was built on the north side of the street in the city's early years to fortify the early French colonial city. Today, Rampart St. has four lanes separated by a tree-lined median. Like Canal Street, Carondelet Street, and other streets in New Orleans, Rampart features classic lightposts reminiscent of the past.
Famous landmarks on Rampart include:
- Louis Armstrong Park -- the site of Congo Square and home of the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- St. Louis Cemetery #1 -- one of the oldest cemeteries in the country and the oldest in New Orleans.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (The Old Mortuary Chapel) -- Built in 1826, the oldest surviving church building in New Orleans.
- The Center of Jesus the Lord (Old Carmelite Convent) -- Built in 1895.
- St. Mark's United Methodist Church -- Built in 1924.
Rampart Street has been commemorated in such tunes and songs as "South Rampart Street Parade" and "I've Got the Blues for Rampart Street".
