Place Dalida

The Place Dalida (French pronunciation: [plas dalida]) is a square in Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, named after the French singer Dalida.^[1][2] Many fans and tourists visit the place to pay tribute to the artist.

History

Dalida loved the neighbourhood of Montmartre, where she lived. To honour her, by decree on December 5, 1996, Paris City Hall created the Place Dalida. A bronze bust of the singer was added on 24 April 1997, to mark the 10th anniversary of her death.

Description

The bust of Dalida at the Place Dalida

A group of tourists taking photographs of the bust

The plaque indicating the name of the square

The square is on the large corner of two picturesque Montmartre streets, the Rue Girardon and the Rue de l'Abreuvoir. The Rue Girardon spreads from south to the north and it connects with the Rue de l'Abreuvoir. From that point, the Rue de l'Abreuvoir spreads in a west–east direction, a configuration that makes an L-shaped street.

The square is approximately 19 m × 13 m (21 yd × 14 yd) and is completely surrounded by houses.

Three trees surround the bronze bust which is atop five blocks of cut granite. The bust was sculpted by the French artist Aslan. On the highest stone block on the statue, one underneath the bust, there is an engraved plague saying; "YOLANDA GIGLIOTTI, dite DALIDA, chanteuse comédienne, 1933–1987" (English: "YOLANDA GIGLIOTTI, known as DALIDA, singer actress, 1933–1987").

In popular culture

• Specifically location Dalida 75018 Paris, France makes an appearance in the Activision first-person shooter video game title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the multiplayer map 'Resistance', pitting the French GIGN against the invading Russian Forces. The entire map is completely modeled after this location.
• A short scene of the 2013 French movie It Boy was filmed on the square.
• Square is used during 2013 for filming few scenes of 3 Days to Kill ^[3] that is directed by McG, starring Kevin Costner.
• The square is featured in the fifth episode of the 2020 Netflix comedy-drama series Emily in Paris.^[4]

References

1. Editors of Time Out (12 March 2013). Time Out Paris. Time Out. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-84670-427-7.
2. Susan Cahill (10 April 2012). Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light. Macmillan. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-4668-0216-2.
3. "La place Dalida - 3 Days to Kill". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
4. Soen, Hayley (7 October 2020). "All the stunning real life Paris filming locations from Emily In Paris on Netflix". The Tab. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links

• Official Website

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