Paris Square (Haifa)

View of Paris Square in Haifa.

The Paris Square (Hebrew: כיכר פריז) is a public square in Haifa, Israel, located in Downtown Haifa. It was built during the Ottoman period.

History

The Hamra Square was a public space created in Haifa during the Ottoman period. It was surrounded by a market, Carmelite and Maronite churches, hotels, etc.

In 1954, when the Israeli government commissioned the Carmelit underground from a French company, it decided to rename the area to Paris Square as a friendly gesture to the French.

In 2011, the square was renovated,[1] and its reopening ceremony was attended by the mayor of Paris at the time, Bertrand Delanoë.

Paris Square Station is on the Haifa subway system.[1]

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Coordinates: 32°49′03″N 34°59′59″E / 32.817566°N 34.999686°E / 32.817566; 34.999686

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