The Place Josephine Baker is a rectangular swimming pool structure recognizable by its massive, retractable glass roof and walls that slide open to face the Seine. Built in two thousand six, it sits on a permanent barge moored to the riverbank. The facility honors the American-born entertainer who became a French resistance hero. Baker famously danced in Paris during the nineteen twenties, and this pool carries her name to celebrate her dual identity as a performer and a dedicated fighter for freedom.
place Joséphine Baker
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