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The Place de la Concorde is a public square located between the Champs Elysses and the Jardin des Tuileries. The Place was built between 1754-1763 and originally named Place Louis XV in honor of the reigning king. During the French Revolution, the equestrian statue of Louis XV in the Place was torn down and replaced by a guillotine and the Place was renamed Place de la Revolution. The guillotine erected here during the Revolution separated King Louis XVI's body from his head, others to meet the same fate here included his wife Marie Antoinette, Louis XV's mistress Madame du Barry and Robespierre, a revolutionary who fell out of favor.
Today the Obelisk of Luxor, which marked the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor, sits where the statue of Louis XV and later guillotine once were, it was given to France by Eygpt and installed in 1836. You'll also find two fountains, "La fontaine des Mers" and "Elevation of the Maritime" and in each corner of the octagon a statue that represents one of the large French cities: Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Brest and Rouen. Leave a Comment
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Most people are recommending a visit in this square, it's nice though, just beside the huge park, I think it's the Jardin Du Luxembourg (I hope am not mistaken on this). Also a short walk will lead you to Champs Elysee, in fact, you could see the Arch De Triomphe from the square as well as the Tour de Eiffel.
What you will see here? The 3200-year old Egyptian obelisk from the temple of Ramses II (I guess, Egyptians viceroys of the olden days have the habit of giving away relics particularly obelisks as gift to kings or rulers of other mighty nations, I saw similar obelisk erected in Sultanahmet, Istanbul), the bronze fountain called "La fontaine des Mers" and another one called "La fontaine des Mers".
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If ever you want to experience the quintessential beauty of Paris then get thee to Place de la Concorde. Fountains and an obelisk surrounded by the entrance to the Tuileries, amazing buildings and with traffic buzzing around you. You won't be dissappointed! Leave a Comment
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 Concorde by Marietje
the egyptian obelisk (13.century BC), with in the distance the famous Eifel tower. Leave a Comment
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As readers of my pages know, I am interested in Ancient Egypt, so obviously I was drawn to the Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde. It is a focal point in the Place. The obelisk was presented to Louis-Philippe by Mohamed Ali, the Viceroy of Egypt .
The obelisk is 22.83 meters high and weighs 230 tons. It marked the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor. It was installed in Place de la Concorde in 1836. It has a golden pyramidon on the top . The obelisk stands at the center of an oval . Leave a Comment
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 The Obelisk at the Place
de la Concorde by Ewingjr98
The Place de la Concorde was originally built in the mid 1700s, and it was home to a statue of Louis the 14th. During the French Revolution, the statue was demolished, this area was dubbed the Place de la Revolution, and the people set up guillotines. On this site the revolutionaries beheaded Louis the 16th, Marie Antoinette, and over 1000 others.
The ruler of Egypt gave the famous Obelisk, which sits in the center of the place, to the French government in 1829. The tower, officially called the Obelisk of Luxor, stands 23 meters tall, and it took three years to transport the mass of stone to Paris. Carvings on the stone base display how the obelisk was transported and stood upright on this spot.
Every year, as I watch Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France, I watch for the "peloton" to pass the Obelisk and think of my travels to Paris. Leave a Comment
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