Square de Yorktown

Square de Yorktown is an urban park in the 16th arrondissement with walking paths and landscaped gardens enclosed by a decorative fence at the intersection of Avenue Paul-Doumer and Rue Benjamin-Franklin. The central Benjamin Franklin statue anchors the space, with benches and mature trees providing shaded areas throughout.

This location once held a demi-lune entrance to the Sainte-Marie barrier, part of the wall enclosing Paris in the 18th century. The current park was established later and honors Franco-American alliance through its naming and monuments.

A statue of Benjamin Franklin stands at the center, accompanied by relief panels showing his reception at the French court in 1778 and the signing of the peace treaty that ended the American Revolution.

The park is easily reached via Metro lines 6 and 9 at nearby Trocadéro station, making it a convenient stop during sightseeing. Nearby cafés and restaurants provide options for refreshment around the square.

Commemorative plaques installed in 1931 and 1983 mark both the Battle of Yorktown and the bicentennial of the Franco-American peace treaties. These two plaques show how the site has been maintained across decades as a place remembering the alliance between the two nations.