Talk:Champ de Mars

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Its name means "Field of Mars", from Mars the Roman god of war, because it was originally used for military training.

Is anyone sure that Champs-de-Mars doesn't mean Marching Field? I always thought this was the logical explanation, but I may be wrong, or maybe it convieniently means both. I'll let someone with more than my 2.5 years of French change it.

Xyzzyva 23:14, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)


 * "Marching" is marche or parade. - Montréalais 08:14, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * No, it simply means "Field of Mars", and it was originally used for military training. :-) You're mixing up "Mars" and "marche". David.Monniaux 19:40, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Wrong article title
I'm quite sure that the article title name is not hyphenated. I've looked up maps and guide books, and I've been there myself. It should be Champ de Mars. The official Eiffel Tower site (www.tour-eiffel.fr) does not use hyphens nor the official map of the Paris Metro system. So could someone make Champ de Mars the main title and Champ-de-Mars the Redirect, please. Thanks - Adrian Pingstone 14:26, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I've never seen it written with hyphens. David.Monniaux 18:35, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Champ de Mars vs Champs de Mars
Which of the above (Champ de Mars or Champs de Mars) is the correct spelling? The first appears in the lead as the bolded term, but both appear within the text of the article. I think there should be consistency (plus, if the latter is correct, it should be added into the lead as a bolded, alternate name). &mdash;Daniel Vandersluis(talk) 20:59, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Champ de Mars in haiti
There is no need to put the info of that location on the champ de mars paris page, anyway there is a disambiguation at the top of the page

Death toll of massacre?
Does anyone know the number of people killed in the massacre? It would improve the article if there was some number or estimate which could be cited. This is what the current version of the article states.


 * After unsuccessful warning shots were fired, the National Guard opened fire on the crowd. Many of the crowd members were killed. This event is known as the Champ de Mars Massacre - Fusillade du Champ de Mars.

Thanks. --TGC55 (talk) 16:38, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Champ de Mars in the French Revolution
According to the book "1491" by Charles C. Mann, this area was created in June 1790 by thousands of Parisians of every social class as a monument to the new society, working in heavy rainfall without coercion or pay, digging out the entire enormous space in three weeks to a depth of four ft. and filling it with enough sand and gravel to create an outdoor amphitheater to accomodate a half a million people.Rogerleestein (talk) 00:30, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Thomas Carlyle's The French Revolution also describes at length the remarkable story of the work done on the Champ de Mars by the people of Paris during the French Revolution. The summary given by Mann, though very short, is essentially correct, as far as I know. This episode is a very unusual and astonishing historical event; it would be worth including a good solid paragraph in this article describing it. I hope someone can take the time to do that. The sources should be easy to find. Poihths (talk) 21:45, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Where is the Eiffel Tower?
Here, we say it abuts the CdM, but in Wik/ET, it says "The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl], nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris." 202.179.16.72 (talk) 09:47, 25 January 2012 (UTC)