The main mosque in the capital was built in 1922 in honor of the approximately 70,000 Muslims who died for France during the First World War.
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the main mosque in Paris on Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the site of worship, as he wants to show how the president represents all segments of French society, united under the umbrella of a secular republic.
The visit to the Great Mosque of Paris came just months after he was re-elected as president, and in the election race the role of Islam in secular France, home to Europe's largest Muslim population, was a political "hot potato".
In the election, Macron defeated the representative of the extreme right, Marine Le Pen, whose political program is anti-Islam.
At the ceremony, attended by French interior and defense ministers, Macron unveiled a plaque marking France's "recognition" of its Muslim soldiers.
The Grand Mosque of Paris was built in 1922 to honor the approximately 70,000 Muslims who died for France during the First World War.
Macron honored this mosque with the Legion of Honor, the highest civilian honor awarded by the French state.