The obelisk is also a sundial! From to , Place de la Concorde underwent its last major transformations through the work of architect Jacques-Ignace Hittorff. In reference to the navy, which had settled in the edifice of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne since the start of the French Revolution, the architect added various features around the square:.
During the 20th and 21st centuries, Place de la Concorde has continued to bear witness to major events:. Go to the menu Go to content Go to bottom of page Close alert Monument closed The monument will be exceptionally closed from Nov.
Here we look back at two centuries of history. Did you know? Search Run a search. It arrived in Paris on 21 December Three years later, on 25 October , King Louis Philippe had it placed in the center of Place de la Concorde, where a guillotine used to stand during the Revolution. Information source: Wikipedia March The Luxor Obelisk is flanked hard to see in this photograph by the Fountain of River Commerce and Navigation and the Fountain of Maritime Navigation both Their arrangement, on a north-south axis aligned with the Obelisk of Luxor and the Rue Royale, and the form of the fountains themselves, were influenced by the fountains of Rome, particularly Piazza Navona and the Piazza San Pietro, both of which had obelisks aligned with fountains.
The Ferris Wheel was dismantled a week or so after this photograph was taken in February Eventually, the king and queen were captured and placed in a different prison. I think most of you already know this story! The Revolutionaries needed a determined spot in Paris to take care of all of these beheadings. They also wanted it to be a public place, so that French citizens could watch the beheadings themselves. You can think of this as a way that the people of France could stand in solidarity, or as a scare tactic used by the Revolutionaries.
It honestly could go either way! In , the grand statue of King Louis XV was swiftly torn down. King Louis XVI was executed there in In total, 1, people were killed. Due to all of the blood that was soaking into the mud in the square, horses were known to refuse to enter the area. I tend to agree with the horses in this situation. In , the Reign of Terror brought on by the French Revolution came to an end, and the city decided that the square needed a new name to reflect the change in attitude in France.
Concorde can be translated as harmony in English. After the Revolution, Paris underwent some changes in general, which included the Place de la Concorde. When King Louis Philippe you read that right, monarchs came back for a little while in the years following the revolution received a giant Egyptian obelisk in , he decided that this impressive gift needed an equally impressive home.
Renovations on the square began in and went on until The place was the largest one present during the time of Les Miserable and was to subject numerous name changes.
In this quote from Les Miserable the name change is evident as Hugo describes a mid-afternoon scene in the place:. The place de Concorde is located on the Siene and seperates the Tuilerie gardens from the Champs Elysses. The place de Concorde, in accordance with the trend of name changing in Paris during the time of the revolution, often changed names beginning as the place of LouisXV with a beautiful equestrian statue in the middle.
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