Place Harvey-Milk
{{short description|Public square in Paris, France}}
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The Place Harvey Milk is a public square in Paris, France.
It lies at a junction in Le Marais, at the intersection of the Rue des Archives and the Rue de la Verrerie, at the heart of the French capital.
Access
The nearest métro station is Hôtel de Ville 15px 15px 15px.
The La Verrerie bus stop on RATP Bus Network line {{RATP Paris/transfer|75}} is located on the square, which can also be reached by lines {{RATP Paris/transfer|67}}{{RATP Paris/transfer|69}}{{RATP Paris/transfer|70}}{{RATP Paris/transfer|72}}{{RATP Paris/transfer|74}} at Place du Châtelet and Rue de Rivoli bus stops.
History
In 2019, the Council of Paris decided to pay homage to the late San Francisco politician and pioneer of gay rights Harvey Milk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/france-paris-lgbtq-street-names-scli-intl/index.html|title=Paris names four squares and streets for LGBTQ icons|first=Emily |last=Dixon|website=CNN|date=25 June 2019 }} The square was inaugurated by local officials on June 19 of that year, in the presence of Milk's nephew Stuart Milk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190624-paris-hidalgo-honours-lgbt-icons-naming-squares-streets-city-centre-rights-history|title=Paris honours LGBTQI+ icons by renaming squares and streets after them|date=June 24, 2019|website=France 24}}
The same day, the city of Paris also honoured the American artist Gilbert Baker, gay rights activist, creator of the Rainbow Flag and friend of Harvey Milk, with an official plaque in his memory at the nearby Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/paris-gilbert-baker-plaque-harvey-milk/|title=Paris honors American creator of the Pride flag with special plaque|date=22 June 2019|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233132/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/paris-gilbert-baker-plaque-harvey-milk/|url-status=dead}}
Features
The square stands 100m from the Paris City Hall, the seat of the Council of Paris, whose members voted to pay tribute to their late counterpart from San Francisco, who was assassinated in November 1978.http://a06.apps.paris.fr/a06/jsp/site/plugins/odjcp/DoDownload.jsp?id_entite=48868&id_type_entite=6{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} Looking from the place Harvey Milk towards the Hôtel de Ville, Notre-Dame-de-Paris can be seen in perspective.
One year prior to the renaming of the junction, rainbow zebra crossings in the vicinity, which had been painted to commemorate Paris Pride, were tagged with homophobic graffiti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20180628/rainbow-pedestrian-crossings-to-be-permanent-feature-of-paris-streets|title=Paris responds to homophobic graffiti by making 'rainbow crossings' permanent|date=28 June 2018}} In response, the city council made the rainbow crossings permanent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2018/07/03/paris-mayor-makes-rainbow-crossings-permanent-in-response-to-homophobic-vandalism|title=Paris makes 'rainbow crossings' permanent after hompohobic vandalism|date=3 July 2018}} The naming of the junction after Harvey Milk was praised by anti-homophobia organizations.{{cite web|title=Anne Hidalgo honore la mémoire des militants des luttes LGBTQI|url=https://www.stophomophobie.com/anne-hidalgo-honore-la-memoire-des-militants-des-luttes-lgbtqi/|last=Homophobie|first=Stop|website=Association STOP HOMOPHOBIE {{!}} Information - Prévention - Aide aux victimes|language=fr-FR|date=2019-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/move-cities-rainbow-sidewalks-paris-one-upped/|title = Move over cities with rainbow sidewalks, Paris has one upped you| date=26 June 2019 }}
An entrance to the famous department store Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville stands at one corner of the square.
Gallery
File:HotelVilleParis.JPG|Paris City Hall, 100m from the place Harvey Milk, is located inside Le Marais, the Parisian gay village.
File:La pharmacie en nocturne, Paris octobre 2018.jpg|NW corner of the square : Pharmacie de la Mairie (Pharmacy).
File:Rue de la Verrerie (41785165940).jpg|NE corner of the square : Brasserie Le Carrefour (Restaurant and café).
File:Rue des Archives-BHV.JPG|SW corner of the square : Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (department store).
File:Café la Comète, Le Marais, Paris 13 April 2006.jpg|SE corner of the square : former La Comète restaurant. The premises are to be replaced by a boutique hotel.
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=La Ville de Paris rend hommage à des personnalités LGBT+|url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20190628-france-paris-anne-hidalgo-hommage-personnes-lgbt-places-rues|website=France 24|language=fr|date=2019-06-29}}
- {{cite web|title=Des places et des rues en hommage aux militants LGBTQI|url=https://www.paris.fr/pages/des-places-et-des-rues-en-hommage-aux-militants-lgbtqi-6903|language=fr|date=2019-06-29}}
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