1.The Place de la concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. 2.

At 8 hectares (20 acres), the octagonal Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris. 3. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-lyses. 4.Place de la Concorde The square surrounding the statue was created later, in 1772, by the architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel. It was known as the place Louis XV. 5.The northeastern corner of the Place is the western end of the Rue de Rivoli 6.At each corner of the octagonal square is a statue representing a French city: Bordeaux, Brest, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Rouen and Strasbourg. They were installed in 1836 by Jacob Ignaz Hittorf, who redesigned the Place de la Concorde between 1833 and 1846.

7.The two fountains in the 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. 8.In 1792, during the French revolution, the statue was replaced by a another, large statue, called 'Libert' (freedom) and the square was called Place de la Rvolution. . After the revolution the square was renamed several times until 1830, when it was given the current name 'Place de la Concorde'.

9.The Place de la Concorde is an octagonal square between the Tuileries Gardens and the Champs-lyses. The square was designed by Jacques Ange Gabriel in 1755. At each corner of the octagonal square is a statue representing a French city (Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Lille, Rouen, Nantes and Brest). In the middle of the Place, between two fountains, stands the Obelisk of Luxor,a red granite column 23 meters high.

10. It is remembered as a key site of the French Revolution: around 2,000 were guillotined here, including Marie Antoinette and many of the "internal enemies" of the uprising 11. Filled with statues and fountains, the area was named Place Louis XV to honor the king in 1755. 12.The two fountains in the 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.