Place Diana
Square in Paris, France
48°51′51″N 2°18′3″E / 48.86417°N 2.30083°E / 48.86417; 2.30083The Place Diana (English: Diana Square) is a public square situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the Seine river.
History
The place is named in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales,[1] by vote of the Council of Paris in 2018.[2] The place is just north of the Pont de l'Alma Tunnel, where Princess Diana was killed along with two others (including her romantic partner Dodi Fayed) in a high-speed car crash in August 1997.
Features
On this space rises the Flame of Liberty, a replica of the torch of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) in New York City. The statue was erected in 1989 to celebrate the Franco-American friendship. Somewhat forgotten, the Flame benefited from a renewed interest when Diana, Princess of Wales, died on 31 August 1997, during a road accident in the tunnel of Pont de l'Alma, located below the monument.
Further reading
- Sully, Nicole (2010). "Memorials incognito: The candle, the drain and the cabbage patch for Diana, Princess of Wales". Architectural Research Quarterly. 14 (2): 115-128. doi:10.1017/S1359135510000734.
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- Auteuil
- Chaillot
- Passy
- Trocadéro
secondary schools
- Lycée Claude-Bernard
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
- Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say
- Lycée Molière
- Lycée La Fontaine
- Lycée Octave-Feuillet
- École Pascal
- Lycée René-Cassin
- École normale israélite orientale
- Institut de l'Assomption
- Cours privé Beauséjour
- École d'esthétique Yves Rocher
- Institut de La Tour
- International School of Paris
- Russian Embassy School in Paris
- Établissement Gerson
- Ipécom Paris
- Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti
- Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux
- Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré
- Saint-Jean de Passy
- Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
- Lycée Sainte-Thérèse
- Kingsworth International School
- Arc de Triomphe (partial)
- Bois de Boulogne
- Guimet Museum
- Louis Vuitton Foundation
- Mona Bismarck American Center
- Maison de Balzac
- Maison la Roche
- Musée Arménien de France
- Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard
- Musée Baccarat
- Musée Clemenceau
- Musée de la Contrefaçon
- Palais de Tokyo
- Parc des Princes
- Pavillon de l'eau
- Passy Cemetery
- Piscine Molitor (swimming pool)
- Place Charles de Gaulle
- Place Diana
- Russian Embassy in Paris
- Stade Jean-Bouin
- Stade Roland Garros
- Argentine
- Boissière
- Chardon Lagache
- Charles de Gaulle – Étoile
- Église d'Auteuil
- Exelmans
- Iéna
- Jasmin
- Kléber
- La Muette
- Michel-Ange – Auteuil
- Michel-Ange – Molitor
- Mirabeau
- Passy
- Porte d'Auteuil
- Porte Dauphine
- Porte de Saint-Cloud
- Porte Maillot
- Porte Molitor
- Ranelagh
- Rue de la Pompe
- Trocadéro
- Victor Hugo
The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990
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