Champ de Mars, Paris
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View southeast from the top level of the Eiffel Tower, down the Champ de Mars, with the Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) in the distance. The Ecole Militaire is one third down from the top of the picture
The Champ de Mars (IPA: [ʃɑ̃ də maʁs]) is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome. In English Champ de Mars means "Field of Mars", from Mars the Roman god of war, from its original use for military training. The nearest Métro stations are Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel and École Militaire. Champ de Mars Massacre (French Revolution)During the French Revolution, the Champ de Mars was the setting of the Fête de la Fédération, on the 14 July 1790. It was also the setting of a massacre on July 17, 1791, when a crowd collected to draft a petition seeking the removal of King Louis XVI. This happened just days after the second anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. After being fired on by assassins in the crowd, soldiers under the martial law orders of the mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly and General Lafayette opened fire. Champ de Mars Port-au-Prince, HaitiHaiti also has a Champ-de-Mars, a public park in front of the presidential palace in central Port-au-Prince. The area is often used for public concerts and other events, including the country's largest annual Mardi Gras celebration. See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
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