Place Diana

The Place Diana with theFlame of Liberty
Shown within Paris
Arrondissement	16th
Quarter	Chaillot
Coordinates	48°51′51″N2°18′3″E / 48.86417°N 2.30083°E /48.86417; 2.30083
Construction
Completion	2019

ThePlace Diana (English:Diana Square) is a public square situated in the16th arrondissement of Paris, near theSeine river.

The place is named in memory ofDiana, Princess of Wales,^[1] by vote of theCouncil of Paris in 2018. The place is just north of thePont de l'Alma tunnel, where Diana died in a high-speed car crash in 1997.^[2]

On this space rises theFlame of Liberty, a replica of the torch of theStatue 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 whenDiana, Princess of Wales, died on 31 August 1997, during a road accident in the tunnel of Pont de l'Alma, located below the monument.

• 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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