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Wall of Love

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The Wall of Love (Le mur des je t'aime) is a public artwork created in 2000 by Frederic Baron and the calligrapher Claire Kito in the Jehan Rictus garden square in Montmartre, Paris. It covers about 40 square meters with 612 tiles of enamelled lava, on which the phrase 'I love you' appears 311 times written out in 250 different languages. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
2000 1
Medium
Enamelled lava tiles 1
Location
Square Jehan Rictus, Place des Abbesses, Paris, France 1
Floor Area (sqm)
40 1
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1. Wall of Love (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The wall was created in 2000 by artists Frederic Baron and Claire Kito
  • Lead section [medium]
    composed of 612 tiles of enamelled lava
  • Infobox, location
    Square Jehan Rictus, Place des Abbesses, 75018 Paris, France
  • Lead section [floor-area-sqm]
    a love-themed wall of 40 square metres (430 sq ft)
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