Paris City
Hall |
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One of the
lounges |
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Presenter
Jacques Chirac |
Barks was invited by the Lord Mayor
of Paris, Jacques Chirac (who was to become President of
France a year later), and his first deputy to the City
Hall, where he was to be named Honourary Citizen in Paris
and to receive the highest decoration of the city: La
Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris (The
Vermilion Medal for the City of Paris).
The event was held at Hôtel de Ville de Paris (the Paris
City Hall) in a huge lounge covered in tapestries and a
large series of mirrors. Barks listened to a speech held
by the first deputy, and after a verbal translation he
joined in a small reception.
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