The Holy Grail Story is told in ancient legends such as King Arthur and the Round Table. Meanwhile, Hollywood blockbuster movies like “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and (Dan Brown’s) “The Da Vinci Code” are today’s topics to discuss. These stories are defined in different aspects. They believe in a relic with supernatural powers that dates back to Christ. Furthermore, others believe the Grail is a miraculous “stone” or the sacred bloodline that carries Jesus’ blood.
But how many realities and secrets are hidden in these myths? We combine history and folk tales with science to investigate places and some of the literature. We also justify forgotten information to highlight this fantastic subject. Now it’s time to explore lost books and define major and incredible connections in our content.
BLOODY FATE of the Knights Templar Revealed | Buried: Knights Templar and Holy Grail
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The Chalice Grail, the Church, and the Legend of Merlin and King Arthur:-
In infamous texts and journals, the Holy Grail is seen as a powerful item capable of granting unchanging life. These journals also describe abundance, healing, desires, and unlimited youth to its bearer.
According to traditional Christian belief, the chalice was held during the Last Supper as Jesus Christ used it as the holy Grail. Later, his blood was collected on the same chalice during his crucifixion. Some churches worldwide still claim to be the piece’s guardians and this chain of events gave the item its supernatural “powers.”
Centuries later, Robert de Boron and Parsifal by Chretien de Troyes and Wolfram von Eschenbach revived the Holy Grail tale in works like Merlin. These people identified themselves as poets and minstrels. But they were told the holy grail story that continues today and the story is full of difficulties and secrets. Their exceptional works slowly uncover these special tales brick by brick.
These poets described famous mythological Knight Templars such as King Arthur and his Round Table allies. A beginning and a spiritual trip continually described The Holy Grail hunt, the same as defined in legends. According to these legendary tales, the Knights Templars must show their purity of heart, and worth to face many trials and difficulties on their path.
The Living Grail, or Christ’s Bloodline:-
History explains that the sacred bloodline of “Jesus Christ” has been a controversial theory. However, it has recently achieved across-the-board attention because of Dan Brown’s writings. For centuries several authors have researched connecting this myth to find possible evidence. They searched for the secrets of the holy grail in monasteries, and libraries, and wrote chronicles for proof.
Some authors and academics believe in this theory. After settling in Europe, José de Arimathea established a hidden bloodline “The Protectors of the Sangreal”. The family through this bloodline is considered a direct descendant of holy Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. According to this theory, the power and monarchy of Christ’s blood are also assumed as The Living Grail or its carrier.
The Catholic Church regards Christ’s ancestry as a hidden secret. They attempted to hide the reality that Jesus Christ had a wife, “Mary Magdalene” and their child still exists today. Perhaps, a group of people who had saved the family from potential harm and assassination. Because it was necessary to protect the holy family. On the other side of the story, the Church was also required to retain power through the Roman Empire.
Mythology mentions that the Merovingian dynasty was another element. So, they controlled France from the fifth to the eighth centuries. Historians assumed that the Merovingians were descended from Jesus Christ and his wife Mary Magdalene. This secret bloodline is known as “Sangreal”. The history mentioned Merovingian kings as “The Holy Kings”. Perhaps they were gifted with heavenly authority because they proudly carried Jesus Christ’s holy blood in their veins.
The “STONE” or Alchemical Grail (Philosopher’s Stone):-
One of our research’s most fascinating authors Wolfram von Eschenbach provided fresh proof of the Grail Legend. This proof defined “the Grail as a stone”, “not a chalice” or “a bloodline”.
Wolfram von Eschenbach’s mythology explains a historical belief. This mythology proves that the Grail Stone was made of a substance known as “Lapis exilis” or “Exile Stone.” It presumably fell from the sky in the form of a meteor. According to this German composer, this stone was the Grail’s source of power and vitality. Only the holy people with a pure heart and noble intentions may approach it and use its abilities.
The legend of the Chintamani Stone of Asia is shockingly similar to this narrative. The legend of the Emerald of Lucifer is also comparable to the previous theory which we will explore in future articles. It is said that The Stone had therapeutic abilities like other stories. The holy stone had to cure wounds and diseases, grant desires, and deliver visions for spiritual acknowledgements.
The Establishment and Early History of the Knights Templar:-
The Knights Templar were formed about 1119 and received papal approval in 1129. It was a Catholic military order in which participants combined martial prowess with a monastic lifestyle to protect Christian sacred sites and pilgrims in the Middle East and beyond. The Templars, headquartered in Jerusalem and later Acre, were a significant and elite component of Crusader armies.
The Knights Templar eventually grew to be a powerful organization, controlling castles and territory throughout the Levant and Europe. Accused of heresy, corruption, and forbidden acts, the order was assailed by French king Philip IV (r. 1285–1314) on Friday, October 13, 1307, and officially dissolved by Pope Clement V (r. 1305–1314) in 1312.
Foundation and Early History:-
The order was founded around 1119 when seven knights, led by Hugh of Payns, a French knight and nobleman from Champagne, vowed to protect Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, forming a brotherhood that took monastic vows, including vows of poverty and lived in an enclosed community with a set of rules of conduct.
In 1120, Baldwin II, the ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (r. 1118–1131), offered the knights his palace, the old Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, to serve as headquarters. Because the structure was generally referred to as ‘The Temple of Solomon’, the brotherhood swiftly became known as ‘the Order of the Knights of the Temple of Solomon’ or simply the ‘Knights Templar’.
The Templars were formerly considered a branch of the Cistercians until Pope Honorius II (r. 1124–1130) officially recognized them as an order at the Council of Troyes in January 1129 (the first such military organization to be established). In 1145, knights of the order received authorization to wear the white hooded mantle that Cistercian monks had created.
The knights quickly adopted their unique white cloak and began to utilize the symbol of a red cross on a white background. Fighting was not prohibited by Catholic dogma as long as the purpose was just — the Wars of the Crusades and defense of the Holy Land being prime examples — and hence the organization got official Church endorsement. Templar knights fought their first significant combat against Muslims in 1147, during the Second Crusade (1147–1149).
Since the mid-12th era, the Templars have expanded their power by fighting in crusade battles in Iberia (the ‘Retake’) for different rulers in Spain and Portugal. By the 13th century, the Knights Templar held lands from England to Bohemia and had evolved into a truly multinational military organization with enormous resources (personnel, weaponry, equipment, and a sizable maritime fleet).
The Templars had devised a paradigm that would be followed by other military organizations such as the Teutonic Knights and Knights Hospitaller. However, there was one area where the Templars excelled: banking.
Uniform and Rules of the Knights Templar:-
Knights swore vows upon entering the order, similar to those taken in monasteries, but less rigorous and without the requirement to always remain in their communal quarters. The most essential commitment was obedience to the Grand Master; attendance at church services was required, as was celibacy, and community meals were provided (which occasionally included meat).
Worldly pleasures were not permitted, including such classically knightly pursuits as hunting and hawking, as well as not wearing the showy apparel and armaments that conventional knights were known for. Belts, for example, were frequently used as a means of ornamentation, but the Templars wore a simple wool cord belt to represent virginity.
Knights Templar wore a white coat and cloak over their armor, as previously stated, and a crimson cross on their left breast. The red cross appears in the horse livery and the order’s banner. This set them apart from the Knights Hospitaller (who wore a white cross on a black backdrop) and the Teutonic Knights (who wore a black cross on a white background).
Templar protection, in contrast, was often white with a broad black horizontal line over the top. Sergeants donned a brown or black cape or cloak. Another distinguishing aspect of the Templars was that they uniformly grew beards and had short hair.
Criticism, Trial, and Abolition:-
Western monarchs became leery of military instructions as they began to collect a vast network of holdings and cash reserves. The Templars, like other military orders, had long been accused of misusing their privileges and exploiting their financial affairs to maximize profit. They were charged with corruption, as well as excessive pride and greed. Critics claimed they led a leisurely life and wasted money that could have been spent preparing troops for the Holy War.
They were accused of squandering resources to compete with competing orders, particularly the Hospitallers. There was also the ancient belief that monks and warriors were an incompatible mix. Some even lambasted the directive for focusing solely on removing Muslims rather than converting them. The majority of these critiques were based on a lack of knowledge about the order’s operations, a distortion of their true wealth, and a general sense of jealousy and suspicion.
By the end of the 13th century, many people believed that the military orders were too independent for everyone’s benefit and that combining them into a single body would be the best way to make them more responsive to the Church and individual state rulers.
Then, beginning around 1307, much more serious accusations were leveled against the Templars. They were accused of denying Christ’s divinity, as well as the crucifixion and cross. There were rumors that initiation into the brotherhood entailed trampling, spitting, and peeing on a crucifix. These charges were made public, especially by the French government.
Ordinary clergy were also jealous of the order’s rights, such as burial, which might be a valuable sideline for any local church. The governmental and religious establishments.
What does the Knights Templar have to do with it…?
During the 12th century the Crusades era this order had been created. An armed and religious order of the Knights Templars officially came into existence. They defended the Christian people who came to Jerusalem. One of the most powerful and prominent Middle Ages orders had settled by this time. So, they accumulated money and property throughout Europe.
The Grail stories mentioned above (von Eschenbach, de Boron, and de Troyes) originated in the same period. Fresh evidence mentioned in studies is gaining attention. So, the association of the Templars with the Holy Grail is a repeating topic in several stories. In this scenario, everyone agreed with the story almost unanimously that the Templars were the guardians of the Grail (artefact or bloodline).
The Knights Templars came extinct in 1307, according to official history. There was a horrible time for the Templars. When French King Philip IV launched a campaign to eradicate them and seize their extensive treasures. The King accused the order of sinful behaviours like demon worship and heresy against the Catholic Church. They were also suspected of holding secret ceremonies involving the “Grail”.
The charges were based mainly on under-tortured statements. Philip IV also assembled a council to judge the Templars under his power from Pope Clement V. Most of the members of this order were captured, tortured, and executed. Unfortunately in 1314, Jacques de Molay the founder of the Knights Templars was burned alive at the stake.
A famous chronicle tells us. Before “Master of the Templers” de Molay’s death, he warned his accusers, including King Philip IV and Pope Clement V. He foretold them, they would perish before the year’s end. And true to his words, it happened.
Final Thoughts:-
We witnessed several theories concerning the Holy Grail but some of the stories were quite surprising like the Knights Templars story. We don’t want to convince a new one that one version is superior to the other, or even that it exists. It is up to each individual to consider the values of the information and use their conclusions.
We find the encouragement of legend and oral tradition with questions that matter more: What was the real purpose of the Knights Templar?
Could a mysterious organization have instructed The Knights Templers?
Why did they live only atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and fortify themselves there for years before being destroyed?
Was the Holy Grail frankly an object? Why do different religions and beliefs hold similar stories about this artefact?
Would the Knights Templar be extinct, or do they still exist today with the same mission and symbolism in various camouflages?
Soon, we shall be going on a journey that will bring us direct contact with these stories. The truth is out there!
Radio Data Using Vikings on Mars Further Confirm Einstein Theory
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Results of the experiment were reported at a news conference held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The Viking 1 and 2 spacecraft are being controlled there.
The experiment was conducted last Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day, at the time of solar conjunction. At that time, Mars moved behind the sun in relation to Earth, causing a total blackout of communications between the Vikings and Earth.
But just before and after the blackout, radio signals were transmitted from antennaes at Goldstone, Calif., and Canberra, Australia, to both of the Viking orbiters and landers and then from the spacecraft back to Earth. The round‐trip travel times of the signals were carefully clocked. The transmissions were repeated frequently to check for accuracy.
The results, Dr. Shapiro said, were “in very good agreement with the theory of general relativity.”
Not that he expected to prove Einstein wrong. Previous tests using spacecraft communications systems tended to confirm the theory, but the Viking test is considered twice as accurate, or more, than the previous ones.
In a telephone interview after the conference, Dr. Shapiro said:
“I would have been very surprised Einstein was wrong. But one just can't take theories for granted. Physics is an experimental approach to nature. Einstein came along to explain deviations in Newton's theory of gravity. And at some level of probing we may find Einstein's theory will break down and no longer be a totally adequate theory of the way nature behaves.”
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The dominant science news story of the moment is the latest discovery of water on Mars, which is fortuitously timed to coincide with the release of the movie The Martian this week. A little over a month from now, the big story will be the 100th anniversary of Einstein's completion of General Relativity. These might not seem like they have much to do with each other, but in fact, Mars missions have a closer connection to relativity than you might think.
John Grunsfeld, associate administrator at NASA's Science Mission Directorate, speaks with... [+]
General relativity famously involves the warping of space and time by gravity, and it was observations during a 1919 eclipse showing the bending of light that catapulted Einstein to fame. Stars near the disk of the Sun had their apparent position (relative to stars farther from the Sun) shifted slightly, as the rays that passed close to the Sun were deflected by its warping of spacetime. The measured deflection agreed nicely with Einstein's prediction, and the rest is one of the great hyperbolic headlines is history.
Of course, relativity makes lots of predictions about what should happen near a massive object like the Sun, and the bending of starlight only tests one. Another thing that ought to happen is a slight "stretching" of space-- which is why discussions of relativity almost always include stretched rubber sheets. The distance between two points in space will be slightly longer along a path that passes close to the Sun than along one that never goes near it.
Embedding diagrams showing the spacetime distortion in the vicinity of a massive object, and the... [+]
This is kind of a difficult thing to get your head around, but like everything else, it comes back to the fact that keeping the laws of physics consistent regardless of how you're moving requires the mixing of space and time. In special relativity, what one observer sees as purely a distance in space, somebody moving at constant speed relative to them will see as a mix of space and time-- the position of the two endpoints is measured at two slightly different times. This is the root of most of the "paradoxes" of relativity. The exact mix of space and time depends on the speed of the observer, and the equations of relativity tell you how to calculate that.
General relativity tells us that the exact mix of space and time for a particular measurement also depends on the presence of gravity. What an observer near the Sun sees as purely a distance in space will look, from far away, like a mix of space and time. This mixing changes the result for distance measurements.
Foundation stone. On August 15, 1806, Emperor Napoleon I's birthday, the foundation stone of the building was laid at a depth of eight meters, between the two southern pillars.
This striking, high-resolution image of the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, was captured by Planet SkySat – a fleet of satellites that have just joined ESA’s Third Party Mission Programme in April 2022. The Arc de Triomphe, or in full Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, is an iconic symbol of France and one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments. The triumphal arch was commissioned by Napoleon I in 1806 to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies. Construction of the arch began the following year, on 15 August (Napoleon’s birthday).
The arch stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, the meeting point of 12 grand avenues which form a star (or étoile), which is why it is also referred to as the Arch of Triumph of the Star. The arch is 50 m high and 45 m wide.
The names of all French victories and generals are inscribed on the arch’s inner and outer surfaces, while the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I lies beneath its vault. The tomb’s flame is rekindled every evening as a symbol of the enduring nature of the commemoration and respect shown to those who have fallen in the name of France.
The Arc de Triomphe’s location at the Place Charles de Gaulle places it at the heart of the capital and the western terminus of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées (visible in the bottom-right of the image). Often referred to as the ‘most beautiful avenue in the world’, the Champs-Élysées is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race, as well as for its annual Bastille Day military parade.
This image, captured on 9 April 2022, was provided by Planet SkySat – a fleet of 21 very high-resolution satellites capable of collecting images multiple times during the day. SkySat’s satellite imagery, with 50 cm spatial resolution, is high enough to focus on areas of great interest, identifying objects such as vehicles and shipping containers.
SkySat data, along with PlanetScope (both owned and operated by Planet Labs), serve numerous commercial and governmental applications. These data are now available through ESA’s Third Party Mission programme – enabling researchers, scientists and companies from around the world the ability to access Planet’s high-frequency, high-resolution satellite data for non-commercial use.
Within this programme, Planet joins more than 50 other missions to add near-daily PlanetScope imagery, 50 cm SkySat imagery, and RapidEye archive data to this global network.
Peggy Fischer, Mission Manager for ESA’s Third Party Missions, commented, “We are very pleased to welcome PlanetScope and SkySat to ESA’s Third Party Missions portfolio and to begin the distribution of the Planet data through the ESA Earthnet Programme.
“The high-resolution and high-frequency imagery from these satellite constellations will provide an invaluable resource for the European R&D and applications community, greatly benefiting research and business opportunities across a wide range of sectors.”
To find out more on how to apply to the Earthnet Programme and get started with Planet data, click here.
The Arc de Triomphe, or in full Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, is an iconic symbol of France and one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments. The triumphal arch was commissioned by Napoleon I in 1806 to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies. Construction of the arch began the following year, on 15 August (Napoleon’s birthday).
Illustration on the base of the obelisk, showing how it was raised into place in 1836
Hieroglyphs on the obelisk.
Hieroglyphs on the upper obelisk. The Pharaoh on his throne is portrayed at the top
The centrepiece of the Place de la Concorde is an ancient Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramesses II. It is one of two which the Egyptian government gave to the French in the 19th century. The other one stayed in Egypt, too difficult and heavy to move to France with the technology at that time. On 26 September 1981 President François Mitterrand formally returned the title of the second obelisk to Egypt.[16]
The obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The wali of Egypt, or hereditary governor, Muhammad Ali Pasha, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk as a diplomatic gift to France in 1829. It arrived in Paris on 21 December 1833. Three years later, it was hoisted into place, on top of the pedestal which originally supported the statue of Louis XV, destroyed during the Revolution. The raising of the column was a major feat of engineering, depicted by illustrations on the base of the monument. King Louis Philippe dedicated the obelisk on 25 October 1836.[17]
The obelisk, a yellow granite column, rises 23 metres (75 ft) high, including the base, and weighs over 250 tonnes (280 short tons). Given the technical limitations of the day, transporting it was no easy feat – on the pedestal are drawn diagrams explaining the machinery that was used for the transportation. The government of France added a gold-leafed pyramidal cap to the top of the obelisk in 1998, replacing the missing original, believed stolen in the 6th century BC.[18]
La plaza de la Concordia se encuentra al pie de la avenida de los Campos Elíseos y bordea los jardines de las Tullerías. Hoy destaca por el Obelisco de Luxor (que data del año 3.300 a.C. y fue erigido en mayo de 1998), los prestigiosos hoteles que la bordean y sus dos fuentes monumentales (Fontaine des Mers y Fontaine des Fleuves). Creada a finales del siglo XVIII, la plaza de la Concordia fue conocida por ser uno de los lugares de ejecución durante la Revolución Francesa. Luis XVI y María Antonieta (entre otros) fueron guillotinados aquí. Entre 1836 y 1846, el arquitecto Jacques-Ignace Hittorf transformó la plaza en lo que es hoy.
You may know Paris for its cathedral Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, its café culture and its amazing museums and art galleries. The French capital is also famous for its fantastic perspective that runs from the Louvre to La Défense. This is the ‘Voie Triomphale’, aka the Historical Axis of Paris.
This line is one of the most prestigious perspectives in the world. In fact, its design has inspired cities such as Buenos Aires, Washington DC, New Delhi and Canberra. In this article, we’ll learn more about the Historical Axis of Paris. We’ll discover the stunning monuments and I reveal to you some stunning facts.
More than just a series of monuments placed along the axis, it seems that a complex symbolism was at work in the mind of the successive urban planners.
The Historical Axis runs through some of Paris’ most celebrated monuments and squares:
The Louvre: the Glass Pyramid, the equestrian statue of Louis XIV portrayed as ‘Alexander the Great’ in the Cour Napoléon, and the Inverted Pyramid.
The Seine-Arche project endeavours to push the axis beyond La Défense, to the Seine.
Let’s move along the Historical Axis of Paris, from East to West, starting from the Louvre.
The Palace of the Louvre
Today the great perspective starts at the Louvre, immediately beyond the Church of St Germain l’Auxerrois.
The crab-shaped Palace was the main residence of the kings of France until 1682, when Louis XIV, the ‘Sun King’, moved his court to Versailles. It currently houses one of the world’s most wonderful museums in a complex that is known as the “Grand Louvre”.
President François Mitterrand left his mark with his pharaonic project of “Le Grand Louvre”. He wished to complete it for the bicentennial celebration of the French Revolution in 1989. The titanic project comprised of major renovation works and the construction of a new landmark along the Historical Axis: the celebrated (and controversial) Glass Pyramid.
But if you look closer, you’ll notice that the glass pyramid is not aligned with the other monuments on the Historical Axis.
That’s why something had to be added in this vast courtyard of the Louvre…
It’s about the discovery of an astounding system of literal ‘rivers of time’, which may even be described as the ‘fingerprints of the gods’. It is a planetary ‘Rosetta Stone’ for decoding history or even ‘reality’ itself. Sounds overly grandiose? Yes, but it’s not necessarily an exaggeration given the nature of the discovery.
Proving the existence of the ‘Time Rivers’ has explosive implications. And the claim here is that this has indeed been done. But that’s just the beginning of the story. What the ‘Time Rivers’ tell us - about who we are and everything else - is equally, if not more, profound.
The Time River Theory (TRT) is ultimately about the discovery and decoding of the ‘blueprint’ of reality - a blueprint that was literally carved on this planet by an unknown high intelligence. This is a brand new field just activated in 2003 via the publication of The Time Rivers. It’s about time we opened up the Gateway... to a new dimension.
To get a little more specific, here is an abbreviated list of what the Time River Theory is about and what it reveals (at least in the book The Time Rivers):
A grand system of literal ‘rivers of time’ flowing on our planet, created by some mysterious, higher intelligence.
The intricate ‘Time River scheme’ produced by the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Mississippi, etc. showing us the entire timeline of human civilization, both past and future.
Solutions to deep ancient mysteries of Egypt, Sumer, and even Mars.
Encoded ‘messages’ revealing extraterrestrial and/or extra-temporal origins of human civilization.
The 21st century being specifically pinpointed as the edge of time, when a ‘timegate’ opens up to bring mankind back to the realm of ‘Genesis’.
Tangible and unique solutions to the biblical events of Genesis such as Creation, the fallen angels, the Great Flood, the Ark, etc.
An encoded timeline of the United States anticipating ‘9/11’, an event suggested to mark the ‘end’ of the United States.
Please note that the the theory is extensive and still rapidly evolving, thus the above should be viewed as only the tip of the iceberg.
To learn more about the TRT, please see The Nile Decode - a paper posted online revealing the basic components of the thesis.
Current Status
A lot of very positive feedback has been received from those who have read The Time Rivers and/or The Nile Decoded. Some samples are posted here.
What about the reaction of the 'alternative history' crowd? How are they responding to the 'quantum leap' that the TRT would represent to their field? The answer to this question is not yet clear since the theory was revealed only recently and is not yet widely known. But the anticipation here is that the reaction would be more or less mixed. Because the Time River Theory is something that radically shifts the whole paradigm, there will probably be those in the field who are perhaps just too 'old' (at least mentally) to keep up with the sudden and rapid movement forward. And this is fine; the Time River system is a discovery for a new generation of truth seekers who maintain a fresh mind capable of clear and creative thinking.
There is actually so much more to the Time River scheme than made available so far (including the book), which is undoubtedly contributing to the tone of confidence expressed here. Hopefully there are many of you who can intuitively sense this 'energy' lurking just beneath the surface... It's all getting ready to come out now. If not already, please study the available material, understand the implications, and... well, join the revolution!
La Llama de la Libertad, ofrecida al pueblo francés por donantes de todo el mundo como símbolo de la amistad franco-americana, en la plaza Diana (París).
La Llama de la Libertad (en francés, Flamme de la Liberté) de París es una réplica del mismo tamaño de la nueva llama situada en el extremo de la antorcha que lleva en la mano la Estatua de la Libertad de Nueva York desde 1986.1 El monumento, que tiene aproximadamente 3,5 metros de longitud, es una escultura de una llama de cobre dorado, apoyada en un pedestal de mármol gris y negro. Está situado cerca del extremo norte del puente del Alma, en la plaza Diana, en el distrito 8 de París, Francia.2
Fue ofrecida a la ciudad de París en 1989 por el International Herald Tribune en nombre de los donantes, que habían contribuido aproximadamente 400 000 dólares para su realización. Representaba la culminación de las celebraciones de 1987 del periódico por su cien aniversario de la publicación de un periódico en inglés en París. Más importante, la Llama era una muestra de agradecimiento por la restauración de la Estatua de la Libertad realizada tres años antes por dos empresas francesas que hicieron el trabajo artesanal del proyecto: Métalliers Champenois, que hizo el trabajo del bronce, y Gohard Studios, que aplicó el pan de oro. Aunque el regalo a Francia fue motivado por el centenario del periódico, la Llama de la Libertad es un símbolo más general de la amistad que une los dos países, igual que la Estatua de la Libertad cuando fue regalada a los Estados Unidos por Francia.
Este proyecto fue supervisado por el director de la unión de artesanos franceses en aquel momento, Jacques Graindorge. Propuso la instalación de la Llama de la Libertad en una plaza pública llamada Place des États-Unis en el distrito 16, pero el alcalde de París, Jacques Chirac, se opuso a esto. Tras un prolongado período de negociaciones, se decidió que la alama se situaría en una zona abierta cerca de la intersección de la Avenue de New-York y la Place de l'Alma. El monumento fue inaugurado el 10 de mayo de 1989 por Chirac.
En la base del monumento hay una placa conmemorativa que relata la siguiente historia:
"La Llama de la Libertad. Una réplica exacta de la llama de la Estatua de la Libertad ofrecida al pueblo de Francia por donantes de todo el mundo como símbolo de la amistad franco-americana. Con ocasión del centenario del International Herald Tribune, París 1887-1987."
La llama se convirtió en un monumento no oficial de Diana de Gales después de su muerte en 1997 en el túnel bajo el Pont de l'Alma.3 La llama es una atracción para turistas y seguidores de Diana, quiens pegan pósteres y folletos con material conmemorativo en la base. El antropólogo Guy Lesoeurs dijo que "la mayoría de las personas que vienen aquí piensan que se construyó para ella."2 La plaza del monumento se llama desde entonces Plaza Diana (París).
El monumento está cerca de la estación del Metro de París llamada Alma-Marceau en la línea 9 y de la estación Pont de l’Alma Línea 'C' del RER, así como por los buses número 42, 63, 72, 80, 92, y los autobuses turísticos Balabus.
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'Metro' means 'meter' in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc. The meter is historically defined as 1/10,000,000 of the distance between the North Pole and the equator through Paris, or in other words the Paris Meridian between the North Pole and the equator. The Paris Meridian is also the 'Rose Line' (an esoteric concept popularized by The Da Vinci Code) i.e. a 'Red Line'...
DC Metro Red Line = French/Columbian Rose Line
...traditionally implying the Blood Royal/Sangraal or the Marian/Columbian Bloodline of the Holy Grail.
In Bloodline of the Holy Grail Laurence Gardner writes of the House of Stuart, the royal bloodline to which Princess Diana and her children belong (pp. 344-5):
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