Place de Dublin

Place de Dublin sits at the intersection of six streets, marked by a small, circular garden centered around a bronze statue of the poet Paul Déroulède. Before the Hausmann renovations of the nineteenth century, this was farmland on the outskirts of Paris. Developers laid out the square to lure the wealthy bourgeoisie away from the dense city center. In eighteen ninety-nine, the statue was inaugurated here, depicting the poet in a spirited stance, gesturing toward the horizon with his hat held high in his hand.