Place de la Concorde
December 31st, 2009 by Hayden
Place de la Concorde
Paris, today the topic is the Place de la Concorde.The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. In fact, in terms of area, its 86,400 square metres make it the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city’s eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-élysées.
Filled with statues and fountains, the area was named Place Louis XV to honor the king at that time. The square showcased an equestrian statue of the king, which had been commissioned in 1748 by the city of Paris, sculpted mostly by Edmé Bouchardon, and completed by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle after the death of Bouchardon. At the north end, two magnificent identical stone buildings were constructed. Separated by the rue Royale, these structures remain among the best examples of that period’s architecture.
The plaza was renamed Place de la Concorde under the Directory (1795-1799) as a symbolic gesture of reconciliation after the turmoil of the French Revolution. It underwent a series of name changes in the nineteenth century, but the city eventually settled on Place de la Concorde. Some features of the Place de la Concorde: ”To the west of the Place is the famous Champs-élysées. To the east of the Place are the Tuileries Gardens. The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l’Orangerie, both in the Tuileries Gardens, border the Place. North of the Place: two identical stone buildings, separated by the Rue Royale. The eastern one houses the French Naval Ministry, and the western one is the H?tel de Crillon. The Rue Royale leads to the église de la Madeleine. The Embassy of the United States is located in the corner of the Place at the intersection of Avenue Gabriel and Rue Boissy d’Anglas. The northeastern corner of the Place is the western end of the Rue de Rivoli. South of the Place: the River Seine, crossed by the Pont de la Concorde, built by Jean-Rodolphe Perronnet between 1787-1790 and widened in 1930-1932. The Palais Bourbon, home of the French National Assembly, is across the bridge, on the opposite bank of the river.
Place de la Concorde
At each corner of the octagon formed by the Place are statues, created by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, representing the French cities of Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Brest and Rouen. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, when Alsace-Lorraine was lost to Germany, the Strasbourg statue was covered in black mourning crepe on state occasions, and was often decorated with wreaths; this practice did not end until France regained the region following World War I”. The two fountains in the Place de la Concorde are very famous. They came to symbolize the fountains of Paris. They have been drawing many visitors’ attention every year.
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