Mont____ is a hill (the butte Mont____) which is 130 metres high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of the city 'X' in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Mont____ is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The Origin of it's name is from the toponym Mons Martis ("Mount of Mars") survived into Merovingian times, Christianised as Mont____, signifying 'mountain of the martyr'; it owes this name to the martyrdom of Saint Denis, who was decapitated on the hill around 250 AD. But it more famous for one of the deposits of one of the most versatile substances of todays world found there. What am i talking about? N what's 'X'?(the name of the hill really is not so significant)
Ans: this infact is ' Montmartre' in the city of Paris & that is the reason why 'Plaster of paris' is named so.
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