PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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- La Place de la Concorde is the largest square in the French capital.
During the French Revolution, a guillotine was erected in La Place de la Concorde. This guillotine was used to execute King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, Princess Élisabeth of France, Charlotte Corday, Madame du Barry, Georges Danton, and more than 1300 other people.
La Place was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in 1755. It was built to complement a statue of the French King, Louis XV, which was raised in 1763. The statue was erected at the site to celebrate the recovery of the king after a serious illness. La Place de la Concorde itself was created later, in 1772, and was named originally named “Place Louis XV”.
To the west of La Place is the famous Champs-Élysées.
To the east of La Place are the Tuileries Gardens.
The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l'Orangerie border La Place.
North of La Place has two identical stone buildings, separated by the Rue Royale.
The Embassy of the United States is located in the corner of La Place.
The center of La Place is occupied by a giant Egyptian obelisk.
The two fountains in La Place de la Concorde have been the most famous of the fountains built during the time of Louis-Philippe, and came to symbolize the fountains in Paris.
