George Washington statue in Paris
George Washington Statue The first time I ever took the Métro to the station called Iéna (pronounced ee-yay-nah), I came up the stairs and onto the sidewalk, noticed this statue of a guy on horseback in the middle of the traffic circle, and remarked to an American friend, "Ha, this guy looks like George Washington!" Then I read the plaque on the statue! It totally is George Washington! Of course the Revolution-era Americans were good friends with the French, and it's not too uncommon to find little traces of that here and there in modern day Paris. This statue was erected in 1900, and a funny footnote about it is that American soldiers stationed in Paris after World War I used to steal his sword all the time, those jokers.
- Manning
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