Place de la Concorde, Paris

Nearest Métro station to Place de la Concorde is Concorde. The square was originally known as Place Louis-XV, created between 1755 and 1775 by the French architect Gabriel. The square was renamed Place de la Révolution in 1792, when a guillotine was installed facilitating around 2800 executions to take place, including that of King Louis XVI.

Louis-Philippe christened it Place de la Concorde in 1830.

The Luxor (Fr. Louqsor) obelisk, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt to King Charles X of France, has been standing in the centre of the square since 1840 when the eight statues representing France's largest cities and the two fountains were also added.

The Place de la Concorde is the location to one of Paris' more prestigious hotels, the Hôtel Crillon

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