View southeast from the top level of the Eiffel Tower, down the Champ de Mars, with the Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) in the distance. Tour Maine-Montparnasse ( Maine-Montparnasse Tower) also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-meter (689 ft tall office Skyscraper located in The Ecole Militaire is one third down from the top of the picture.

The Champ de Mars (IPA: [ʃɑ̃ də maʁs]) is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 7th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts of the capital city of France. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built The École Militaire (Military School is a vast complex of buildings housing various military teaching facilities located in Paris, France, southeast of the The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome. For the pioneer fortification at Marietta Ohio see Campus Martius Marietta For the park in Detroit Michigan, see Campus Martius Park Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Champ de Mars means "Field of Mars", after Mars the Roman god of war. Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. It was named for its original use of military drills.

The nearest Métro stations are Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel and École Militaire. The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines Gare du Champ de Mars (or Champ de Mars — Tour Eiffel is a railway station in Paris. École Militaire is a station of the Paris Métro. It is named after the École Militaire (Military Academy which was founded in 1750 on the basis of

Champ de Mars Massacre (French Revolution)

During the French Revolution, the Champ de Mars was the setting of the Fête de la Fédération, on the 14 July 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The Fête de la Fédération of the 14 July 1789 was a huge feast and official event to celebrate the establishment of the short-lived Constitutional Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was also the setting of a massacre on July 17, 1791, when a crowd collected to draft a petition seeking the removal of King Louis XVI. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre This happened just days after the second anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The Bastille was a Fortress - Prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine —Number 232 Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today After being fired on by assassins in the crowd, soldiers under the martial law orders of the mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly opened fire. Jean-Sylvain Bailly ( September 15, 1736 &ndash November 12, 1793) was a French astronomer and Orator, one of The Marquis de Lafayette was later accused by Jean-Paul Marat, a radical writer, of being involved in the fight. Lafayette was not trusted because he was an aristocrat, though he had been associated with revolutionary culture since his active involvement in the American War of Independence. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" However it is known that Lafayette was in charge of the National Guard that day.