Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde is one of the famous squares and beautiful squares in France. During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and Queen Mary were executed here. Geographical location Place de la Concorde is an octagon surrounded by a moat, with the Seine River to the south, and the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the French National Assembly on the left bank, connected to the Concorde Bridge on the river. Between the east and the Louvre is the Tuileries Garden, which used to be the Royal Palace of France and was burned down by the Paris Commune in 1871. There are tennis courts, a modern art gallery and an orangery art gallery in the garden. To the west of the square is the eastern starting point of the Champs-Elysées, which leads directly to Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is located. To the north of the square are two buildings of the same style, the French Admiralty in the east and the Clarion Hotel in the west, with the Royal Road in the middle, which leads to the Madeleine Church in the north. In addition, the US Embassy in France is located at the northwest corner of the square, at the intersection of Avenue Gabriel and RueBoissyd'Anglas. The northeast corner of Place de la Concorde is the western end of Rue de Rivoli. The monuments, sculptures and fountains in the Egyptian Obelisk Square are also not to be missed. In the center of the square stands an Egyptian obelisk with a height of 23 meters. In 1998 the French government added a golden pyramid spire to the obelisk. There are also two magnificent fountains and some ornate monuments at both ends of the Monument and Fountain Square. The monument is decorated with the prow of a boat, a symbol of the city of Paris. On the north side of the square is the River God Fountain (LaFontainedesFleuves), and on the south side of the square is the Neptune Fountain (LaFontainedesMers). The two fountains deliberately reflect the superb navigation and river navigation technology of France at that time. There is a three-layer fountain on each side of the fountain. There are 6 exquisite bronze sculptures of mermaids on the fountain, each holding a fish in his hand, and spraying several meters high from the fish mouth. water column, water splash. In addition, there are eight statues representing eight cities in 19th century France on all sides of the square, Rouen and Brest in the northwest, Lille and Strasbourg in the northeast, Bordeaux and Nantes in the southwest, and Nantes in the southeast. Marseille and Lyon. Concorde Square, where the blockbuster was filmed, was also the location for many Hollywood fashion blockbusters. There is a small Ferris wheel on one side of the square, which will be moved to the square every winter for tourists to ride. In addition, there are many soldiers on horseback in the square, who are very friendly and willing to help tourists. If they are not busy, they can ask for a photo.