Esplanade André Tollet

The Esplanade André Tollet sits directly in the center of the Place de la République. It serves as a permanent, public reminder of André Tollet, a man who shaped the course of the city during the second world war. Tollet was a trade unionist and communist who became the chairman of the Paris Liberation Committee. In this role, he was one of the primary architects of the 1944 insurrection, helping to organize the general strike that set the stage for the liberation of the capital.