La Concorde Paris

The Place de la Concorde is one of Europe's most magnificent places built as a formal garden and covering more than 8ha (20acres) in the centre of Paris. Inaugurated in 1763, it will finds its definitive architecture in 1836, with its eight statues representing the big French cities and its majestic fountains around the Luxor obelisk . On the place, big wrought iron gates open onto the jardin des Tuileries. Magnificience artpiece by Louis XIV's gardener, André Le Nôtre. Romantic stroll is guaranted .

Just at the entrance to the Place de la Concorde, on either side of the Champs-Élysées, are the Chevaux de Marly. There are eight statues representing the eight major cities of France; Brest and Rouen (west), Lille and Strasbourg (east) Lyon and Marseille (south) and Bordeaux and Nantes (southwest). You can find these statues on the four corners of the square.

The obelisk
This is the one of the pair of obelisks in Luxor. This was transported to Paris in 19th Century. It is repoted that Josephine's parting words to Napoleon before he began his failed conquest of Egypt in 1798 were: "Good-by! If you go to Thebes, do send me a little obelisk." Whether or not the story is true, Napoleon's expedition first left France desiring an obelisk of its own, though it wasn't until May 1830 that the then Egyptian viceroy, Mohammed Ali, decided to give it to Charles X of France. This is the first obelisk out of

In 1998, a gold-leafed pyramid cap was placed on top of this obelisk. Historians believe its original cap was stolen in the 6th century B.C. by Assyrian or Persian invaders. When this obelisk was re-erected in 1833, experts urged the French authorities to restore the masterpiece to its original splendor by putting a pyramid cap back on the pinnacle. But it was not until French President Jacques Chirac agreed in 1997 to back US$252,000s project as part of celebrations to mark Franco-Egyptian relations.


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