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   The Luxor Obelisks (French: Obélisques de Louxor) are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old, carved to stand either side of the portal of the Luxor Temple in the reign of Ramesses II ( c. 1250 BC ). The right-hand (western) stone, 23 metres (75 ft) high, was moved in the 1830s to the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France ...

2. www.britannica.com › place › Place-de-la-ConcordePlace de la Concorde | Obelisk, Geography, History, Map ...

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   Apr 5, 2024 · The Pont de la Concorde, a stone arch bridge designed by Jean Perronet, spanning the Seine River, Paris. In 1792, amid revolutionary fervor, the statue of the king was removed and destroyed. In the following year the square was renamed Place de la Révolution.

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4. archaeology-travel.com › france › luxor-obeliskThe Luxor Obelisk on the Place de la Concorde in Paris

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   Mar 23, 2023 · At the bottom of the Champs Elysées and set in the centre of one of the most well known traffic circles in the world – the Place de la Concorde – stands an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was brought to France from Luxor in Egypt. The so-called Luxor Obelisk is made of red granite, measures 22.5 metres in height and weighs an estimated 227 ...

5. worldinparis.com › the-luxor-obelisk-in-parisThe Luxor Obelisk, Paris – Story of an Incredible Journey ...

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   Learn how the Luxor Obelisk, the oldest monument in Paris, was a gift from Egypt to France in 1830 and how it reached Place de la Concorde after a long and challenging voyage. Discover why the obelisk was rotated by 90 degrees and what it means for its alignment and function.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Place_de_la_ConcordePlace de la Concorde - Wikipedia

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   The Place de la Concorde ( French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. 'Concord Square') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha (19 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées .

   • Denomination: 1830
   • Width: 212 m (696 ft)

   • Length: 359 m (1,178 ft)
   • Arrondissement: 8th

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   Why is there a plaque on the Egyptian obelisk at Place de la Concorde?

   • The plaques on two sides of the Egyptian Obelisk at Place de la Concorde represent the long tribulations of the Luxor Obelisk from Egypt, with the dismounting, transport, and reassembly. A custom-made barge ( The Louxor) built in the shipyards of Toulon was sailed to Egypt to load the Luxor Obelisk.

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   Where is the Luxor Obelisk?

   • The Luxor Obelisk is on one point on what is called the ‘axe historique’ – Paris’s historical axis. This is a line of monuments and landmarks that starts at the Louvre and extends out westwards to the Arc de Triomphe and the Grand Arche at La Défense. It is also called the Voie Triomphale, the triumphal way.

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   Who gave Luxor Obelisk to France?

   • The Khedive of Egypt, or royal constitutional monarch, Muhammad Ali Pasha, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk as a diplomatic gift to France in 1829. It arrived in Paris on 21 December 1833. Three years later, it was hoisted into place, on top of the pedestal which originally supported the statue of Louis XV, destroyed during the Revolution.

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8. www.britannica.com › place › Luxor-ObeliskLuxor Obelisk | monument, Paris, France | Britannica

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   In Place de la Concorde …the reign of Louis-Philippe, the Luxor Obelisk was installed at the centre of the square. The obelisk, an Egyptian artifact originally constructed in about 1300 bce, is 74.9 feet (22.83 metres) in height. Flanking the obelisk are two fountains designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, an architect who also supervised other…

9. www.travelfranceonline.com › place-de-la-concorde-obeliskPlace de la Concorde - Obelisk - History - Travel France Online

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   Hittorff rebuilt the Place de la Concorde. Obelisk of Luxor with Champs-Elysees in the background. In the 1850s, the architect Hittorff gave the Place de la Concorde its current layout and appearance. He filled in the moats to create the 6.5-hectare Place de la Concorde, Paris’ largest square! Hittorff built 8 corner pavilions and topped them ...