Place de la Concorde

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.