Place Dalida
![]() Place Dalida and Rue de l'Abreuvoir ![]() ![]() Place Dalida class=notpageimage| Location of Place Dalida in Paris | |
Length | 19 m (62 ft) |
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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) |
Place Dalida (French pronunciation: [plas dalida]) is a square in Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, named after the French music icon 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
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The square is on the large corner of two picturesque Montmartre streets, Rue Girardon and Rue de l'Abreuvoir. Rue Girardon spreads from south to the north and it connects with the Rue de l'Abreuvoir. From that point, Rue de l'Abreuvoir spreads in direction west–east, 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
- ^ Editors of Time Out (12 March 2013). Time Out Paris. Time Out. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-84670-427-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "La place Dalida - 3 Days to Kill". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ 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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- Official Website
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- Discography
- List of songs
- Concerts
- 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
- Piccolo ragazzo
- 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
- "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"
- "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"
- Place Dalida
- Dalida (2005)
- Dalida (2017)
- List of Dalida music in motion pictures and TV
- Orlando Productions
- Barclay
Category
48°53′19″N 2°20′17″E / 48.88855°N 2.33804°E / 48.88855; 2.33804