 Stonewall Riots Square, in Paris, Le Marais | |
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| Namesake | Stonewall riots |
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| Arrondissement | 4th |
| Quarter | Le Marais |
| Coordinates | 48°51′29″N 2°21′16″E / 48.85816°N 2.35452°E / 48.85816; 2.35452 |
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| Denomination | 2019 |
The Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall (French pronunciation: [plas dez‿emøt də stonwɔl]) is a public square in Paris, France.
History
For the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the City of Paris named a square to pay homage to the riots. The new square was inaugurated by French officials on 19 June, with Stuart Milk and several Stonewall Inn activists.
The square is the main entrance of Italian delicatessen Eataly. A Marc O'Polo boutique is also situated in the square.
French memorial to Gilbert Baker
The official plaque in memory of Gilbert Baker, voted unanimously by the Council of Paris, is situated on a wall of the square.
See also
References
- "Paris names squares and streets for LGBTQ icons | CNN Travel". Cnn.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- "Paris honours LGBTQI+ icons by renaming squares and streets after them". 24 June 2019.
- http://a06.apps.paris.fr/a06/jsp/site/plugins/odjcp/DoDownload.jsp?id_entite=48871&id_type_entite=6 Archived 2020-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Paris honors American creator of the Pride flag with special plaque". 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
External links
- "La Ville de Paris rend hommage à des personnalités LGBT+". France 24 (in French). 2019-06-29.
- "Des places et des rues en hommage aux militants LGBTQI" (in French). 2019-06-29.
- "Place des Émeutes de Stonewall" (in French). 2019-06-29.
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