Location: Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, Paris.
Occupied by resistance fighters in August 1944, the City Hall became one of the symbols of Paris Liberation.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.85660, 2.35220.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Resistance & Liberation of Paris.
On Resistance & Liberation of Paris: Hôtel de Ville occupied by resistance fighters in August 1944, becoming the powerful symbol of Paris Liberation where de Gaulle declared Paris free.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Paris City Hall (0 m); Boris Vian and Jacques Prévert (2 m); Copi (2 m); Bernard-Marie Koltès (2 m); Ville de Paris (27 m).