Field god of war on the banks of the Seine Bashny.Net

Champ de Mars in Paris, a public park between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and military schools from the southwest.





Field of Mars - a famous square, located in the western part of the French capital on the banks of the Seine. Today there is performed parade and arrange exhibitions worldwide. The name of this important sights of Paris comes from the name of the god of war Mars.



The story begins in the area of ​​the mid-eighteenth century, it was then that on the orders of Louis XV was built military school where boys were trained from an impoverished aristocracy. Territory which is in front of the school, called the Field of Mars, it was used as a military parade ground. In this area in 1790 took the oath of the first constitution of France, here later conducted the first experiments in the field of aerostatics.



Today the Champ de Mars in Paris residents have turned in an excellent area of ​​the park, which originates at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and ends at the Royal Military School.
Residents and visitors to the French capital perceive the Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower as a whole, they are always together published on postcards and in the references, which describes the most striking sights of Paris.
In an area that equals two hundred thousand square meters, is located a puppet theater, a small music scene, lots of flower beds, lawns and benches.



Field of Mars - one of the favorite holiday destinations like Paris residents and tourists, here you can often find famous artists, musicians and photographers. This famous square appears in many literary works and feature films.







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