Place du Colonel Fabien
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10e, 19e Arrt.
  Place du COLONEL FABIEN
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| Arrondissement | Xe, XIXe |
| Quarter | Hôpital Saint-Louis. Villette. Combat . |
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| Creation | January 16, 1789 |
| Denomination | July 7, 1945 |
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The French Communist Party headquarters in Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built between 1967 and 1972. The Place du Colonel Fabien (in English: "Colonel Fabien Square") is a square in Paris, France
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Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat and 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.
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