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 funicular subway system from a French company, it decided to rename the area to Paris Square as a friendly gesture to the French.

Paris Square Station, near to Paris Square is the lower terminus of the Carmelit.[1]

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


References

  1. 1 2 "The renewed and revitalized Downtown – Paris Square Station". Haifa: Hacarmelit. Retrieved 21 November 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)

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

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