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3 hours ago · FILE - A fountain and the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde are pictured, Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Paris. Place de la Concorde is where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were guillotined in 1793. It’s also been home to the Luxor Obelisk for nearly 200 years.
5 days ago · The Pont de la Concorde, crossing the Seine and linking the Place de la Concorde to the Palais Bourbon, was completed in 1791, with many of its stones taken from the dismantled Bastille fortress. When complete, it was said that the people of Paris could ride roughshod over the ancient fortress.
May 16, 2024 · 11. Embrace two-wheeled Paris. With just over 250 miles of cycleways, including 75 miles of brand new lanes, linking the Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde and other soon-to-be Olympic...
May 14, 2024 · The Place de la Concorde will host the BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboard and 3×3 basketball events during the Olympic Games.
17 hours ago · The first two squares, Place Royale (now Place des Vosges, 1605–12) and Place Dauphine, the latter in place of the old royal garden on the Île-de-la-Cité, were both begun by Henry IV, who also completed the first Paris bridge without houses, the Pont Neuf (1599–1604). The Place Royale had nine large residences on each of its four sides ...
17 hours ago · La Dame de Fer (The Iron Lady) needs no introduction and is still going strong at 135 years old. Men's and women's volleyball players get to compete at the feet of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) behemoth.
May 9, 2024 · 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.
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