Place de la Concorde is one of the famous squares and beautiful squares in France. During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and Queen Mary were executed here. Geographical location Place de la Concorde is an octagon surrounded by a moat, with the Seine River to the south, and the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the French National Assembly on the left bank, connected to the Concorde Bridge on the river. Between the east and the Louvre is the Tuileries Garden, which used to be the Royal Palace of France and was burned down by the Paris Commune in 1871. There are tennis courts, a modern art gallery and an orangery art gallery in the garden. To the west of the square is the eastern starting point of the Champs-Elysées, which leads directly to Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is located. To the north of the square are two buildings of the same style, the French Admiralty in the east and the Clarion Hotel in the west, with the Royal Road in the middle, which leads to the Madeleine Church in the north. In addition, the US Embassy in France is located at the northwest corner of the square, at the intersection of Avenue Gabriel and RueBoissyd'Anglas. The northeast corner of Place de la Concorde is the western end of Rue de Rivoli. The monuments, sculptures and fountains in the Egyptian Obelisk Square are also not to be missed. In the center of the square stands an Egyptian obelisk with a height of 23 meters. In 1998 the French government added a golden pyramid spire to the obelisk. There are also two magnificent fountains and some ornate monuments at both ends of the Monument and Fountain Square. The monument is decorated with the prow of a boat, a symbol of the city of Paris. On the north side of the square is the River God Fountain (LaFontainedesFleuves), and on the south side of the square is the Neptune Fountain (LaFontainedesMers). The two fountains deliberately reflect the superb navigation and river navigation technology of France at that time. There is a three-layer fountain on each side of the fountain. There are 6 exquisite bronze sculptures of mermaids on the fountain, each holding a fish in his hand, and spraying several meters high from the fish mouth. water column, water splash. In addition, there are eight statues representing eight cities in 19th century France on all sides of the square, Rouen and Brest in the northwest, Lille and Strasbourg in the northeast, Bordeaux and Nantes in the southwest, and Nantes in the southeast. Marseille and Lyon. Concorde Square, where the blockbuster was filmed, was also the location for many Hollywood fashion blockbusters. There is a small Ferris wheel on one side of the square, which will be moved to the square every winter for tourists to ride. In addition, there are many soldiers on horseback in the square, who are very friendly and willing to help tourists. If they are not busy, they can ask for a photo.
A unique monument in the middle of Paris... Not far from the Museum de Louvre, just walk along the parks and streets of Paris...
The Concorde is located in the heart of Paris, on the north bank of the Seine, one of the most famous squares in France, built in the 18th century by the order of King Louis XV. It was built to show the world his supreme imperial power, named "Louis XV Square". During the Revolution, it was called "Piazza Revolution" and was used by the French people as a stage for the destruction of royal power. In 1795, it was renamed "Plaza Concorde" and renovated in 1840. This is the scale. The square is octagonal, with the Egyptian obelisk in the center, which was given to Charles V by the Egyptian governor. The obelisk is carved from a whole piece of pink granite, engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphs, pharaohs of Egypt for their great achievements. Around the square are eight statues, symbolizing France's eight major cities.
The Concorde is located in the center of Paris, on the north bank of the Seine. It is one of the most famous squares in France. It was built in the 18th century by King Louis XV. It was built to show the world his supreme imperial power, named "Louis XV Square". During the Revolution, it was called the Revolution Square and was used by the French people as a stage to show the destruction of the monarchy.
Concorde Square, a large square in the center of Paris, France, covering an area of about 20,000 square meters. The center of the square is a huge Egyptian obelisk, decorated with hieroglyphs pharaoh Ramses II's rule. The obelisk was erected at the entrance to the temple of Luxor. In 1829, the Ottoman governor of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, gave the obelisk to France. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833, three years later, on October 25, 1836, King Louis Philippe of France erected it in the center of the Concorde. The French government added a golden pyramid to the top of the obelisk in 1998 because of the loss of the original spire.
you can see that Concorde is one of the most public square in Paris. Place de la Concorde, and in the heart of the Place de la Concorde is the Obelisk of Luxor.
Along the garden, there is an obelisk at the end, an obelisk with a golden roof, an Egyptian obelisk with a history of more than 3,400 years, like many artifacts of the Louvre, which France looted from Egypt. North and south of Concorde Square, each has an ancient Greek temple-like church, the Bourbon Palace and the church of Madeleine, but from the outside view of the Roman period architecture, they are only more than 200 years old. Especially the church of Madeleine, no one will be associated with Christianity, these two magical buildings are now also a scene in Paris.