As we are visiting Paris next July I have been madly reading all the posts on this Forum. I have seen mention of Princess Diana%26#39;s Memorial but I can%26#39;t see where it actually is. Can anyone help me out.
I have also seen where there is a huge Ferris Wheel - but I have also read where some people think it has closed down - is it still there or not?
Thanks
Sue
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There is no %26#39;..official..%26#39; Princess Diana Memorial..%26#39; but the un-official site seems to be the relpica of the Statue of Liberty%26#39;s %26#39;..flame..%26#39; at the center of Place de l%26#39; Alma, located at the Right Bank end of Pont de l%26#39;Alma, over the entrance to the tunnel. The %26#39;..flame..%26#39; replica itself was a gift from the American Friends of France (and the International Herald Tribune) in 1987 as a token of thanks for France%26#39;s gift of the Statue of Liberty
www.jellesen.dk/webcrea/places/paris/330.jpg
There is also Le JARDIN CLOS de la PRINCESSE de GALLES (Princess Diana Memorial Garden) 21 rue des Blancs Manteaux (at rue Vieille du Temple), 75004, Metro: HOTEL de VILLE—Open: SAT %26amp; SUN ONLY 1:30-5:30 PM
Enter through large, dark red doors near non-descript buildings—garden owned and operated by Mairie de Paris—Garden located next to Eglise Notre Dame des Blanc Manteaux
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The ferris wheel was in the Tuilleries garden, right near the Pyramid entrance courtyard of the Louvre.
I assume it is just closed for the season and will perhaps be put up again in the summer.
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The Ferris Wheel is opened, it is on place de La Concorde.
There is no memorial of the Princess of Wales, just as KDK said a misfortune of a replica of the Statue of Liberty%26#39;s flame that happened to be located above the tunnel where the accident occured.
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Thanks for the info - we will check out the unofficial memorials.
Sue
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; I have also seen where there is a huge Ferris Wheel - but I have also read where some people think it has closed down - is it still there or not?%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
As noted, there is a seasonal (from April-thru-November) amusement park, with an ordinary ferris wheel, set-up along the rue de Rivoli edge of Jardin des Tuileries. But I think the ferris wheel that you%26#39;re thinking of was the %26#39;..La Grande Roue..%26#39; wheel that was set-up at Place de la Concorde in 1999 for the 2000 Millenium celebrations...but removed in 2002 (?).
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It%26#39;s back KDK after a brief exile to Holland. It is indeed the same grand wheel and it%26#39;s back in it%26#39;s home space at Concorde.
I read over and over again that the city is at war with the owners but it somehow reappears every couple of years. It%26#39;s in full operation in the usual place.
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The Princess Diana Memorial is at Harrod%26#39;s in London, and on the grounds at Kensington Palace.
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Ferris wheel at Place de la Conforde was going when I was there 3 weeks ago
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;It%26#39;s back KDK after a brief exile to Holland. It is indeed the same grand wheel and it%26#39;s back in it%26#39;s home space at Concorde.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
That has a %26#39;..Terminator..%26#39; ring to it. The last I heard, La Grande Roue was headed to Bangkok. After the problems the city had getting it moved after the Millenium celebrations (and this operator%26#39;s past %26#39;history%26#39; with Mairie de Paris) I%26#39;m surprised they granted him another lease.....hopefully this time, one that won%26#39;t involve phalanxes of brief-case-wielding, French attorneys facing each other across the Place de la Concorde when it comes time for La Grande Roue to move on.
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