Place du Colonel Fabien

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Place du Colonel Fabien
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Place du Colonel Fabien
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Shown within Paris
Namesake Pierre Georges
Arrondissement 10th, 19th
Quarter Hôpital Saint-Louis. Villette. Combat.
Coordinates 48°52′41″N2°22′13″E / 48.87806°N 2.37028°E / 48.87806; 2.37028 Coordinates: 48°52′41″N2°22′13″E / 48.87806°N 2.37028°E / 48.87806; 2.37028
Construction
CompletionJanuary 16, 1789
DenominationJuly 7, 1945

The Place du Colonel Fabien (French for 'Colonel Fabien Square') is a square in Paris, France.

Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat, but it was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero Pierre Georges, whose nom de guerre was Colonel Fabien.

The headquarters of the French Communist Party, designed by the Brazilian communist and utilitarian architect Oscar Niemeyer, is located here, as is a station of the Paris Métro. Nearby is the former location of the medieval Gibbet of Montfaucon, a multi-tiered gibbet that was for most of its history outside the city walls of Paris.


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