La place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville - esplanade de la Libération, ancienne place de Grève jusqu'en 1803, est une place de Paris, capitale de la France.
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Hôtel de Ville is a rapid transit station on lines 1 and 11 of the Paris Metro. It is named after the nearby Hôtel de Ville and is located within the fourth arrondissement of Paris.
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The Café de la Gare is a dinner theater located at 41, rue du Temple in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, at the western end of the historic Marais district. It was originally created in 1968 by a close-knit group of comedy actors who fixed up an old factory near the Gare de Paris-Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement. It was not until 1972 that the Cafe moved to its present location where it has become the largest and most famous fringe theater in Paris with a house that seats 450.
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The BHV or Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville is a French department store chain with its flagship location at 52 Rue de Rivoli in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, facing the Hôtel de Ville where it gets its name, the flagship is served by the Hôtel de Ville Metro station. The chain is owned by Groupe SGM and operates nine full line stores alongside four specialised stores next to its flagship location.
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On 30 March 1985, a bomb exploded inside the Rivoli Beaubourg cinema in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, where an annual Jewish film festival was being held. At the time the German film Eichmann und das Dritte Reich about the Holocaust was being screened.
Eighteen people were wounded when the bomb exploded, planted under a seat, causing a hole and damage to the ceiling. The organisers received an anonymous letter a week before about to "blow everything up, including the director" of the festival. The bombing caused fears of a rise of racism and anti-Semitism in France.
The next day, some 6,000 demonstrators including political and cinema elite marched around the cinema and a Jewish memorial near the Hôtel de Ville protesting against the attack. President François Mitterrand also condemned the attack.
Police said both far-right and far-left groups were the main suspects. Two neo-Nazi groups reportedly claimed responsibility but police found it uncredible. The Lebanese group Islamic Jihad Organization and the French far-left group Action Directe also claimed responsibility. Nobody was ever convicted of the attack.
Fabrice Nicolino, who was wounded in the blast, would again fall victim to a terror attack in Paris 30 years later in the Charlie Hebdo shooting, in which he was critically injured in the leg.
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The Rue de Rivoli is a street in central Paris, France. It is a commercial street whose shops include leading fashionable brands. It has borne its current name since 1804, in honor of Napoleon's early victory against the Austrian army, at the Battle of Rivoli, fought on 14–15 January 1797. Developed by Napoleon through the heart of the city, it includes on one side the north wing of the Louvre Palace and the Tuileries Gardens.
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