The Place de la Concorde, originally the Place Louis XV, and later the Place Louis XVI, is a public square in Paris. Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the city. It is located in the 8th arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
The square was the site of many notable public executions, including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and Maximilien Robespierre in the course of the French Revolution, during which it was temporarily renamed the Place de la Révolution. It received its current name in 1795 as a gesture of reconciliation in the later years of the revolution, although later the original name was reinstated for a period. A metro station is located at the northeastern corner of Place de la Concorde on Lines 1, 8, and 12 of the Paris Métro.
Sources
- Wikipédia (fr) : Place de la Concorde
- Wikipedia (en): Place de la Concorde
- Wikidata: Q189503
- Official website
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