Place Harvey-Milk

The Place Harvey Milk is a public square in Paris, France. It lies at a major Le Marais's crossroad, between the Rue des Archives and the Rue de la Verrerie, in the center the French capital.

Place Harvey Milk
The Place Harvey Milk, in Paris, Le Marais
Shown within Paris
Arrondissement4th
QuarterLe Marais
Coordinates48°51′27″N 2°21′16″E
Construction
Denomination2019

Access

The closest métro station is Hôtel de Ville .

The La Verrerie bus station of the RATP Bus Network line 75 is located on the square, which can also be reached by 6769707274 lines at Place du Châtelet and Rue de Rivoli bus stations.

History

The Council of Paris decided to pay homage to Harvey Milk in 2019.[1] The square was inaugurated by French officials on June 19th, with Stuart Milk.[2]

The same day, Paris honoured also Gilbert Baker, friend of Harvey Milk, by an official plaque in his memory on the Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall.[3]

Features

The square is at only 100m away from the main entrance of the Paris City Hall, denomination being a tribute of the elected officials of the Council of Paris to their San Franciscan assassinated colleague.[4] From the place Harvey Milk towards the Hôtel de Ville, Notre-Dame-de-Paris is seen in perspective.

One year before the decision of the City of Paris to name the square after Harvey Milk, rainbow zebra crossings were tagged with homophobic graffiti.[5] In response, rainbow crossings are now permanent.[6] Naming precisely this crossroad after Harvey Milk was praised by anti-homophobia organizations.[7][8]

The square is now one of the main entrances of famous department store Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville.

  • Paris City Hall, at 100m away of the Harvey Milk square, is located inside Le Marais, the Parisian gay village.
  • NW corner of the square : Pharmacie de la Mairie (Pharmacy).
  • NE corner of the square : Brasserie Le Carrefour (Restaurant and café).
  • SW corner of the square : Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (department store).
  • SE corner of the square : former La Comète restaurant. The place is currently at works to be replaced by a boutique hotel.

See also

References
  1. Dixon, Emily. "Paris names four squares and streets for LGBTQ icons". CNN.
  2. "Paris honours LGBTQI+ icons by renaming squares and streets after them". France 24. June 24, 2019.
  3. https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/paris-gilbert-baker-plaque-harvey-milk/
  4. http://a06.apps.paris.fr/a06/jsp/site/plugins/odjcp/DoDownload.jsp?id_entite=48868&id_type_entite=6
  5. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180628/rainbow-pedestrian-crossings-to-be-permanent-feature-of-paris-streets
  6. https://www.euronews.com/2018/07/03/paris-mayor-makes-rainbow-crossings-permanent-in-response-to-homophobic-vandalism
  7. Homophobie, Stop (2019-06-19). "Anne Hidalgo honore la mémoire des militants des luttes LGBTQI". Association STOP HOMOPHOBIE | Information - Prévention - Aide aux victimes (in French).
  8. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/move-cities-rainbow-sidewalks-paris-one-upped/
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