Place Dalida - Wikipedia

Public square in Paris, France Place Dalida

Place Dalida and Rue de l'Abreuvoir Place Dalidaclass=notpageimage| Location of the Place Dalida in Paris
Interactive map of Place Dalida
Length	19 m (62 ft)
Width	13 m (43 ft)
Arrondissement	18th
Quarter	Grandes-Carrières
Construction
Commissioned	December 5, 1996 (1996-12-05)
Inauguration	April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24)

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

History

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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

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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

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• 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]
• The bust is visited by London high school French students on a school trip to Paris in the Netflix series Heartstopper. A young lesbian couple take selfies at it.

References

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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

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Discography List of songs Concerts
Studio albums	Son nom est Dalida Miguel Gondolier Les Gitans Le Disque d'or de Dalida Love in Portofino Les Enfants du Pirée Milord Elle, lui et l'autre.... Dalida internationale Loin de moi Le Petit Gonzales Il silenzio Pensiamoci ogni sera Dalida Olympia 67 Un po' d'amore Le Temps des fleurs Ma mère me disait Ils ont changé ma chanson Une Vie Il faut du temps Julien Manuel J'attendrai Coup de chapeau au passé Femme est la nuit Salma ya salama Dédié à toi Gigi in Paradisco Olympia 81 Special Dalida Les P'tits Mots Dali Le Visage de l'amour
Other albums	De "Bambino" à "Il silenzio" Olympia 71 Olympia 74 Olympia 77 Palais des Sports 80 Mondialement vôtre
Songs	"Bambino" "Gondolier" "Come prima (Tu me donnes)" "Le Jour où la pluie viendra" "Ciao ciao bambina" "Love in Portofino" "T'aimer follement" "Romantica" "Les Enfants du Pirée" "Itsi bitsi petit bikini" "La Danse de Zorba" "Parlez-moi de lui" "Ciao amore, ciao" "Dans la ville endormie" "Le Temps des fleurs" "Darla dirladada" "Paroles, paroles" "Je suis malade" "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" "Gigi l'amoroso" "J'attendrai" "Salma Ya Salama" "Génération 78" "Helwa ya baladi" "Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" "Il pleut sur Bruxelles" "Mourir sur scène"
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