@ January 06, 2020
Glenda Waller
Love my visit, though photos are much better taken during the day. It was my dream come true to visit the Eiffel Tower at both night and daytime. Would come over again.
Flame of Liberty - Paris Share
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About this place
- Monument
- Cost Free ( Approx. per person )
- Timings : Open 24
- Near By Eiffel Tower
- 1.10 Km 17 min.
- Gold Replica Flame Of Torch From Statue Of Liberty
- Tourist attraction
Description
THE FLAME OF LIBERTY IN Paris is a life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty’s iconic fire and this continuation of the handshake of friendship between France and the United States has also become a de facto memorial to the death of Princess Diana. Erected in 1986, the 12-foot metal fire is a made of copper covered in actual gold leaf. Donated to the city by the International Herald Tribune, the flame officially commemorates not only the paper’s hundredth year of business as well as acting as a token of thanks to France itself for some restorative metalwork which the country had provided to the actual Statue of Liberty. Even with the air of global familiarity emanating from the sculpture like heat from a flame, the site has taken on a grimmer association in recent years. When Diana, Princess of Wales was tragically killed in a 1997 car accident in the tunnel underneath the the Flame of Liberty it quickly became a focal point for mourning citizens to leave small tokens and pictures and such. While the most elaborate and far-reaching roadside memorials were constructed shortly after her death, the tradition still survives with a more reserved display and fresh flowers. Despite the explanatory plaque, to most who come upon the flame today. they think it was purpose-built as a memorial to the beloved princess.
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Operating Hours
- Monday:
- Open 24
- Tuesday:
- Open 24
- Wednesday:
- Open 24
- Thursday:
- Open 24
- Friday:
- Open 24
- Saturday:
- Open 24
- Sunday:
- Open 24
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Other Details
- Address
- 7 Place de l'Alma, 75008 Paris, France
- Number
- Website
- website of Flame of Liberty Visit Website
- Landmark
- 7 Place de l'Alma, Paris
- Latitude
- 48.8641901
- Longitude
- 2.3008979
Relevant Reviews from Google
Glenda Waller
100.00 %
@ 06 Jan, 2020
Love my visit, though photos are much better taken during the day. It was my dream come true to visit the Eiffel Tower at both night and daytime. Would come over again.
LAURENT Lô
100.00 %
@ 24 Jan, 2020
La flame de la liberté ! La même que sur la statue a New York - c est aussi l endroit où La princess Diana a eu son accident mortel, dans le tunnel juste en dessous à la 13 eme colonne Flame of liberty is near Pont d Alma - it s a real size replicat Of The flame of the Statue of Liberty in New York - it s a symbol of French and American friendship- Since Princess Diana sadly had a car accident just below the flame in the tunnel under , there is a sign remind her faith ending here ! You can have a good point of view on the Eiffel Tower from here too -
Kishor M.N
80.00 %
@ 15 Sep, 2019
This is the place where princesses Diana was gravely injured in a car accident. To commemorate her a Americans presented a replica of torch of statue of liberty the same is present over here. This is right beside to Seine River and also you can have a beautiful view of Eifel tower near to this place, if you have additional time then this is one of the places to visit.
Pubudu K
100.00 %
@ 22 Dec, 2019
Great picture spot for Eiffel Tower. Nice memorial for princess Diana Lady Diana’s Mercedes car left the rear entrance of the Ritz hotel (Place Vendôme) at around 12:20am on the 31st August 1997 heading to rue Arsène Houssaye. The car crossed the Place de la Concorde, drove along Cours la Reine and Cours Albert 1er into the tunnel that goes under Place de l’Alma (16th arrt) where it hit a pillar at approximately 12:23am. Diana was transferred to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (13th arrt) just after 2am and died two hours later despite many resuscitation attempts. The funeral of Diana took place at Westminster Abbey, London on the 6th September. What do Princess Diana and the Flame of Liberty have in common? Here’s what I discovered. In the tunnel beneath Pont de l’Alma, Paris, Princess Diana died in 1997 in a car crash. Not far from this tunnel is Place de l’Alma where the Flame of Liberty is located. Ten years before the death of Princess Di, the International Herald Tribune gave France and the French people a symbol of friendship to celebrate the United States’ bicentenary. The gift is this lovely sculpture, located at Place de l’Alma. This full sized golden flame is a replica of the flame on the Statue of Liberty. Framed with the Eiffel Tower in the background, it is a beautiful pairing of our two countries, the United State and France.
Ian Fry
100.00 %
@ 13 Nov, 2019
Stylish commemorative statue gifted from the US. Positioned here to indicate where Princess Diana lost her life in a car accident.