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  1. July 1605. The Place des Vosges ( French pronunciation: [plas de voʒ] ), originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. It is the oldest square in Paris, just before the Place Dauphine.

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  2. Jul 5, 2019 · The Place des Vosges has a history dating back to the 17th century, and is the city's first formally-planned public square. The buildings and central gardens visible today were commissioned by King Henri IV and completed around 1612; the square was originally named "Place Royale".

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  3. Place des Vosges. Place des Vosges, located mostly in the 4th district, was originally called place Royale. The square was renamed after the French Revolution in tribute to the north-east region of Vosges, bordering Germany and Luxembourg, which was the first to pay taxes imposed by the new government. A stroll in the Marais without admiring ...

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  5. Place des Vosges is one of the oldest gardens and public squares in Paris. Originally known as Place Royale, it is widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful spots in the Marais, and indeed, in all of Paris. Located off of Rue Saint Antoine on the border of the 3rd and 4th arrondissement, it is where the aristocracy and bourgeois used to ...

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  6. Place des Vosges – A Tranquil Garden Refuge In The Marais. If you pace it off you'll find that the Place des Vosges is a perfect square, 140 metres by 140 metres (about 150 yards). Modeled on the piazzas that were appearing in Rome and Florence at the end of the 16th century, Place des Vosges itself became a model for the spate of squares ...

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  7. The Parisian Place des Vosges (1605), with its well-proportioned facades, shadowed arcades, and balanced colour scheme, was the beginning of a series that culminated with the circular Place des Victoires (1685) and the Place Vendôme (1698), both in Paris. Italian city squares tended to be either open,… Read More

  8. About Place Des Vosges. Place des Vosges is one of the most beautiful squares in Paris, and is notable for its uniform architecture. The square was built in the early 17th century, and the architecture reflects the era in which it was built. The buildings are all made of red brick, with limestone facades and symmetrical rows of windows.

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