The Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad is a square in the

19th arrondissement of Paris The 19th arrondissement of Paris (''XIXe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dix-neuvième''. The arrondissement, known as Butte-Chaumont, ...

. It was named after the

Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad ; see . rus, links=on, Сталинградская битва, r=Stalingradskaya bitva, p=stəlʲɪnˈɡratskəjə ˈbʲitvə. (17 July 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, ...

(1942–43), one of the major battles of

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. The square lies at the intersection of the

Canal de l'Ourcq The Canal de l'Ourcq () is a long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris) with 10 locks. It was built at a width of but was enlarged to 3.7 m (12 ft), which permitted use by more pleasure boats. The canal begins at Port ...

and the

Canal Saint-Martin The Canal Saint-Martin () is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine. Nearly half its length (), between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille, was covered in the mid- ...

Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad - La Rotonde

The square is the location of the

Rotonde de la Villette Rotonde may refer to: Locations * Café de la Rotonde, a cafe in Paris, France. *Fontaine de la Rotonde, a fountain in Aix-en-Provence, France. * Simiane-la-Rotonde, a town in France. Newspaper *'' La Rotonde'', a student newspaper at the Universi ...

, a Neoclassical toll house once used to tax goods entering the city.

History

Formerly a part of the Boulevard de la Villette, a square named "Place de Stalingrad" was created in 1945 and served as a bus terminal. In 1993 it was renamed "Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad" and in 2006, in the course of major renovation work around the

Bassin de la Villette The Bassin de la Villette (, La Villette Basin) is the largest artificial lake in Paris. It was filled with water on 2 December 1808. Located in the 19th arrondissement of the capital, it links the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin, an ...

, was completely renovated. Today, it is a pedestrian square and houses two restaurants and a central fountain.

References

Bataille-de-Stalingrad Buildings and structures in the 19th arrondissement of Paris Buildings and structures in the 10th arrondissement of Paris {{IledeFrance-geo-stub