Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde with its Luxor Obelisk at its centre, seen from the Eiffel Tower | |
Shown within Paris | |
| Length | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
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| Width | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 8th |
| Quarter | La Madeleine |
| Coordinates | 48°51′56″N 2°19′16″E / 48.8656331°N 2.3212357°E |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1757 |
| Completion | 1772 |
| Denomination | 1830 |
The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas d(ə) la kɔ̃kɔʁd] ⓘ; "Harmony Square"), originally the Place Louis XV (Louis XV Square), and later the Place Louis XVI (Louis XVI Square), is a public square in Paris. Measuring 7.6 ha (19 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the city. It is located in the 8th arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
The square was the site of many notable public executions, including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and Maximilien Robespierre in the course of the French Revolution, during which it was temporarily renamed the Place de la Révolution ('Revolution Square'). It received its current name in 1795 as a gesture of reconciliation in the later years of the revolution, although later the original name was reverted for a period. A metro station is located at the northeastern corner of Place de la Concorde on Lines 1, 8, and 12 of the Paris Métro.