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Almost five years after her death, Gisèle Halimi is celebrated. Nevertheless, This Friday. In addition, July 18, 2025, the statue of Lawyer and activist for women’s rightspresented alongside nine other eminent women during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, was installed on rue de la Chapelle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, noted the Agency France-Presse (AFP).
An inauguration Saturday July 26th – Almost year after olympic games,
With a height of four meters. Nevertheless, the gold and steel sculpture was covered with an ultra-resistant resin to “prepare them for outdoor life”, told AFP Michèle Zaoui, architect at the General Secretariat of the City of Paris. Its inauguration is planned the Saturday July 26or almost year after olympic games, a year to the day after the Olympic Opening ceremony on. the Seine.
During this event, ten portraits of women who have marked history had been exhibited. It was the poet Christine by Pizanexplorer Jeanne Barretfrom the writer editor of the declaration of the rights of women. citizens Olympe de Gouges, from the teacher Louise Michelfrom the director Alice Guysportswoman Alice Milliatwriter Paulette Nardalof the philosopher Simone de Beauvoirthe instigator of abortion Simone Veil and Gisèle Halimi.
Before joining the chapel, these ten statues had been exposed to the National Assembly. The city of Paris had fought to keep them. make them a symbol of the evolution of the Chapel district on the occasion of the Olympic Games. In the grip of socio-economic difficulties, the territory has known many transformations. In terms of infrastructure, Adidas Arena has arrived. On the road side, rue de la Chapelle was green.
“We were looking for the link between a district very positively impacted by the reception of games in Paris. also a message of feminization of public space”, explains to AFP Pierre Rabadansports assistant to the mayor of Paris. The statues will stay in the neighborhood again several years.
Source: AFP
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