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The Paris Square (Hebrew: כיכר פריז) is a public square in Haifa, Israel, located in Downtown Haifa. It was built during the Ottoman period.
History
The Hamra Square was a public space created in Haifa during the Ottoman period. It was surrounded by a market, Carmelite and Maronite churches, hotels, etc.
In 1954, when the Israeli government commissioned the Carmelit funicular subway system from a French company, it decided to rename the area to Paris Square as a friendly gesture to the French.
Paris Square Station, near to Paris Square is the lower terminus of the Carmelit.
In 2011, the square was renovated, and its reopening ceremony was attended by the mayor of Paris at the time, Bertrand Delanoë.
References
Paris Square (Haifa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA