You probably know that France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty in 1886. However, an exact replica of the torch from that gift sits in Paris near the river.
The International Herald Tribute thought this was a good way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its publication in Europe, which came in 1987. It's also something of a good will gesture between the countries, since some French workers helped spruce up Lady Liberty earlier in that decade.
Naturally, there's more to the location than that. If you stand on the spot where the photo above was taken, you can see the entrance to an underground highway. That's where Lady Di was killed in an auto accident in 1997. The torch has become something of an unofficial memorial to her, and tributes are often left at its base. No sign of it here, though.
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