Mohamed Bouazizi Square | |
|---|---|
| Lane | |
 View of the place | |
| General information | |
| Location | Avenue de la Sibelle,Parc Montsouris district 14,Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°49′29″N2°20′17″E / 48.8247839°N 2.338012°E /48.8247839; 2.338012 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Rebuilt | 8 February 2011 |
Mohamed Bouazizi Square (French:Place Mohamed-Bouazizi) is a lane located in theParc Montsouris district of the14th arrondissement ofParis.[1]
The Mohamed-Bouazizi Square is served nearby by the RATP Bus Network 21 62.
It bears the name ofMohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation inSidi Bouzid inTunisia, in December 2010, was one of the triggers of the 2011 Tunisian Revolution and, which extended to the 2011 Arab Spring.[2]
The square, overlooking the avenue de la Sibelle, was built as part of the development of the ZAC Alésia-Montsouris under the provisional name of "route BO / 14" and took its current name in 2011.
The name of the place was adopted by a unanimous vote byCouncil of Paris on 8 February 2011 although it is generally required to wait at least five years after the death of a person.[3]
The place was inaugurated on 30 June 2011 by the Mayor ofParis.Bertrand Delanoë, in the presence of the mother and members of the young man's family, as well as Mokhtar Trifi, president of the Tunisian Human Rights League.[4][5] The plaque of the square indicates: "In tribute to the Tunisian people and its revolution of January 2011".
The square, originally planted withEuropean tree species, is also elaborated with palm trees,north African, of great value. There is also a games area, with its cement tables for people to play table tennis. This game area overlooksParc Montsouris.
