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Champ de Mars as seen from Eiffel Tower #199334737
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The Champ de Mars French pronunciation: ââ¬â¹[ÃÆÃâÃÆ dÃ⢠maÃÂs] ; English: Field of Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the Ãâ°cole Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius `Mars Field` in Rome, a tribute to the Roman God of war. The name alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military.The nearest Métro stations are La Motte-Picquetââ¬âGrenelle, Ãâ°cole Militaire, and Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel, an RER suburban-commuter-railway station. A disused station, Champ de Mars, is also nearby.