Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération

Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Shown within Paris
Length155 m (509 ft)
Width82 m (269 ft)
Arrondissement4th
QuarterSaint-Merri.
Coordinates48°51′24″N 2°21′05″E / 48.85667°N 2.35139°E / 48.85667; 2.35139
From2 quai de Gesvres and quai de l'Hôtel De Ville
To31 rue de Rivoli
Construction
CompletionUnknown
Denomination1803

The Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération is a public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, located in front of the Hôtel de Ville. Before 1802, it was called the Place de Grève. The French word grève refers to a flat area covered with gravel or sand situated on the shores or banks of a body of water.