Square Yorktown, Paris, France
N 48° 51.707 E 002° 17.189
31U E 447667 N 5412336
On the square, which is very near to the Trocadero, stands a statue of Benjamin Franklin offered to the city of Paris by John H. Harpes.
Waymark Code: WMV97
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/15/2006
Views: 135
Metro : Trocadero
The small square off tthe southwest corner of Place du Trocadero celebrates the great victory which made the independence of the United States possible and forced the British to give up their thirteen colonies in America.
On the square stands a statue of Benjamin Franklin offered to the city of Paris by John H. Harpes. The bas-reliefs by F. Brou show Franklin being presented to the Court of Louis XVI at Versailles and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Location Type: Portrait/Statue
Property Type: Public
Fee required: no
Location Notes:
Metro : Trocadero
Reference Web Site: Not listed
Established Date: Not listed
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