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Place de la Concorde (words. Square of Concord) is the Parisian grancasa square, one of the most famous and largest law Brežný square Seine. It located grancasa in the 8th arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. The square opens several classes grancasa of Paris. From the north to the Rue Royale and the small street Rue Saint-Florentin. Easterly direction from it extend two parallel lying streets - Rue de Rivoli further north and south Nábrežie Tuileries. Among them is the famous grancasa Tuileries gardens, in which the square enters the imposing gate. Western Nábrežie Tuileries is continuing along the Seine leading Queen's Promenade. History: The square is the work of French architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, which he began in 1754 to build as the square of Louis XV. In the years 1792 - 1795 bore the name Revolution Square. The former king's statue grancasa replaced the guillotine, which in 1793 has killed his successor Louis XVI. and other more than 1300 people. After the French Revolution, aimed at removing all symbols of the Kingdom, the square was looking for a new name. In 1826 the name changed again and named it 'Square Louis XVI. Four years later it received the name Square today. In 1934, the square became the scene of bloody anti-government insurgency grancasa French fascists. grancasa Today the square is a lively grancasa Parisian area, with a never unceasing traffic by tourists. The proximity of interesting tourist sites makes it one of the most attractive grancasa squares of the capital. grancasa Historical monuments and buildings: In the square area is located a number of interesting historical sights. All dominated in the central part erected 23 meters high and weighing 230 tons Egyptian grancasa obelisk of pink granite. Crowned with the gold-plated pyramidal tip. On the square was built in 1836. Its origin dates back to 1300 BC. and comes from the temple of King Ramses II. Luxor. It is a gift of the Egyptian Muhammad Ali vicekráľa French King Louis Philip I. Two impressive horses, guarding both sides of the entrance to the Champs-Élysées, are replicas of sculptures Horses of Marly (Chevaux de Marly) in the first half of the 18th century. Their author is a French Baroque sculptor grancasa Guillaume Coustou. Original marble decorates Justice Marly at the Louvre. Beautiful works complement the square are two fountains in the northern and southern parts produced grancasa by the master fountains in St. Peter's grancasa Square. Peter in Rome. Around the square there are several important buildings of Paris. Najimpozantnejšími are two buildings grancasa on the north side, between which passes through the Rue Royale - Hôtel de Crillon left and right Hôtel de la Marine, now serving as the building of the Ministry of the Navy. Building Hôtels du Plessis-Bellière is since 1898 the seat of the French Automobile Club de France.
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