Le Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France
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btrodrigues
N 48° 50.840 E 002° 19.997
31U E 451085 N 5410699
Luxembourg Gardens is the largest park on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The gardens were laid out in 1612. Most of the statues date from the 19th century. Right next to the original model of the Statue of Liberty, there's a 9/11 memorial
Waymark Code: WM8XGC
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/26/2010
Views: 62
On the right side of the statue there is an American oak planted by Christian Poncelet, President of the French Senate, on January 30 2002. It is dedicated to victims of the terrorist attack on 11th September 2001, as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.
Date of Dedication: 01/30/2002
Name of organization that built the memorial: The American community in Paris
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Text on the memorial:
This America oak is dedicated to the memory of victims of September 11, 2001 in the United States of America.
Gift of the American community in Paris as a symbol of Franco-American friendship, planted on January 30, 2002
by
M. Christian Poncelet, President of the French Senate
in the presence of
The Honorable Howard Leach, Ambassador of the United States of America to France
Princesse de la Tour d'Auvergne, President of French Heritage Society/FVMF
Paul Girod, President of the French American Committee of the French Senate
Physical address of memorial:
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris, France
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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