Place de la Concorde
- Historically Known As: Place de la Revolution
- Address: Place de la Concorde
- Arrondissement Municipal of 8th Rt, Elysium in Paris
| Work | Type | Creator | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obelisque de Louxor (sculpture) | Obelisk |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1793/01/21 | Louis XVI of France | Died | Found guilty of high treason, Louis XVI is executed by guillotine as Citizen Louis Capet. | |||
| 1793/10/16 | Marie Antoinette | Died | Marie Antoinette is executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution, Paris, France | |||
| 1830/07/29 | An equestrian statue of King Louis XVI by Jean-Pierre Cortot is destroyed during the July Revolution in 1830. The pedestal will be reused for the "Obelisque de Louxor". | French Revolution of July 1830 | ||||
| 1836/10/25 | Louis Philippe I | Monarch | The "Obelisque de Louxor" is raised up at the Place de la Concorde during a ceremony orchestrated by King Louis-Philippe I. | Obelisque de Louxor (sculpture) | ||
| 1935/07/14 | Alfred Dreyfus | In Memoriam | Alfred Dreyfus' cortege passes the Place de la Concorde through the ranks of troops assembled for the Bastille Day national holiday. | Dreyfus Affair |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Fontaines de la Concorde, Paris | ||
| Hotel Cartier | ||
| Hotel de Coislin | ||
| Hotel de Crillon | ||
| Hotel de la Marine | ||
| Hotel du Plessis-Belliere | ||
| Jardin des Tuileries | ||
| Musee de l'Orangerie |
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| Particulars for Place de la Concorde: | |
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| Sight Category | Structure |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Tale of Two Cities (book) | Book | Charles Dickens | Viva la Revolution | |
| Tender is the Night | Book | F Scott Fitzgerald | "Tender is the Night" passes through Place de la Concorde |
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