A street in Paris has been named after David Bowie on what would have been his 77th birthday.
The inauguration of rue David-Bowie was first announced in 2020 by Jérôme Coumet, mayor of the 13th arrondissement in the French capital.
The Brixton-born star, who reinvented his look from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke, died of cancer in 2016.
The new street celebrates Bowie's first Paris performance in 1965 - his first outside the United Kingdom - and his lasting impact on music, fashion and culture.
Bowie's influence on music, with hits like "Space Oddity" and "Let's Dance," and on fashion, are now permanently recognized in the Paris city landscape.
Rue David-Bowie sits between two modern office buildings, including the headquarters of news publications Le Monde and L'Obs.
It opens onto avenue Pierre-Mendes-France and will connect to a future bridge linking the avenue to boulevard de l'Hopital, near Austerlitz train station and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital.
The development reflects the ongoing transformation of the district, which now celebrates the legacy of Bowie along with other notable figures.
