The Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad is a square in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. It was named after the

Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later r ...

, one of the major battles of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. The square lies at the intersection of the Canal de l'Ourcq and the

Canal Saint-Martin The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine. Over nearly half its length (), between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille, it was covered, in the m ...

Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad - La Rotonde

History

Formerly a part of the Boulevard de la Villette, a square named "Place de Stalingrad" was created in 1945 and served as a bus terminal. In 1993 it was renamed "Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad" and in 2006, in the course of major renovation work around the

Bassin de la Villette The Bassin de la Villette (La Villette Basin) is the largest artificial lake in Paris. It was filled with water on 2 December 1808. Located in the 19th arrondissement of the capital, it links the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin, and ...

, was completely renovated. Today, it is a pedestrian square and houses two restaurants and a central fountain. {{coord, 48, 53, 01, N, 2, 22, 12, E, region:FR_source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Bataille-de-Stalingrad Buildings and structures in the 19th arrondissement of Paris Buildings and structures in the 10th arrondissement of Paris