Place de Fontenoy
Place de Fontenoy opening towards Ecole Militaire, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
The Place de Fontenoy (French pronunciation: [plas də fɔ̃tənwa]) is a square in the 7e arrondissement of Paris, France, named after the victory of Maréchal Maurice de Saxe in the Battle of Fontenoy.
A street plate, reminding of the victory of Maréchal Maurice de Saxe in the Battle of Fontenoy (click to enlarge the inscription)
At numbers 7 are the UNESCO Headquarters, the World Heritage Centre.[1]
References
- ↑ UNESCO: Contact and visit Unesco
Coordinates: 48°51′2″N 2°18′23″E / 48.85056°N 2.30639°E