Île aux Cygnes
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Location | Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°51′10.03″N 2°17′00.95″E / 48.8527861°N 2.2835972°E |
Area | 0.013 km2 (0.0050 sq mi) |
Administration | |
France |
Île aux Cygnes (French:
The uninhabited island is 850 metres (2,789 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) at its widest point, making it the third-largest island in Paris.[1] A tree-lined walkway, named L'Allée des Cygnes (Path of Swans), runs the length of the island.[2] Since 2012, there has been a public workout space with bicycles and a climbing wall underneath the Pont de Grenelle, close to a Statue of Liberty replica.[1]
The island is crossed by three bridges: the Pont de Grenelle, the
Statue of Liberty replica
A notable feature is a quarter-scale replica of Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the
The statue originally faced east, toward the
In 1998 to celebrate the "Year of France in Japan", the 14-ton statue was transported to Japan and displayed on Odaiba, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, before returning to Paris the following year.[4] The statue was used as a plot point in the 1988 film Frantic and the 2007 film National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
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The replica Statue of Liberty
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Plaque on statue
References
- ^ a b Frédéric Moussaïan (17 April 2014). "Île aux Cygnes". Michelin. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "L'Allée des Cygnes". Another Day in Paris. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "France's Liberty Statue". The New York Times. 5 July 1889. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Statue illumination kicks off 'Year of France' event". The Japan Times. 28 April 1998. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- Media related to Île aux Cygnes at Wikimedia Commons