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The Obelisk of Luxor, Place de la Concorde
The center of the Place is occupied by a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramesses II. It is one of two the Egyptian government gave to the French in the 19th century. The other one stayed in Egypt, too difficult and heavy to move to France with the technology at that time. In the 1990s, President François Mitterrand gave the second obelisk back to the Egyptians.The obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The self-declared Khedive of Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1829. It arrived in Paris on 21 December 1833. Three years later, on 25 October 1836, King Louis Philippe had it placed in the center of Place de la Concorde.
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Place de la Concorde-The French Naval Ministry and Hotel de Crillon
North of the Place are two identical stone buildings, separated by the Rue Royale. The eastern one houses the French Naval Ministry, and the western one is the Hôtel de Crillon.
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Place de la Concorde |
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 21.3 acres in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
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Oblisque of Luxor, Place de la Concorde
Missing its original pyramidion (believed stolen in the 6th century BC), the government of France added a gold-leafed pyramid cap to the top of the obelisk in 1998.
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Fontaines de la Concorde-Fountain of River Navigation and Commerce, Place de la Concorde
The Fontaines de la Concorde are two monumental fountains located in the Place de la Concorde in the center of Paris. They were designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, and completed in 1840 during the reign of King Louis-Philippe. The south fountain commemorates the maritime commerce and industry of France, and the north fountain commemorates navigation and commerce on the rivers of France. The principal influence on his fountain designs were the twin fountains in Piazza San Pietro in Rome, which also are placed on either side on an obelisk, and which Hittdorff had seen on a visit to Rome in the 1820s.
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Detail-Fontaines de la Concorde |
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe from Place de la Concorde |
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Palais Bourbon home of the French the National Assembly viewed from Place de la Concorde
This Palais is across the Seine from The Place de la Concorde. The vehicles seen here are crossing the Pont de la Concor, an arch bridge across the River Seine in connecting the Quai des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde (on the Right Bank) and the Quai d'Orsay (on the Left Bank).
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The Luxor Obelisk, centerpiece of The Place de la Concorde
The Luxor Obelisk is a 23 metres (75 ft) high Egyptian obelisk standing at the center of the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was originally located at the entrance to Luxor Temple, in Egypt. It is over 3,000 years old and was originally situated outside of Luxor Temple, where its twin remains to this day. It first arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833, having been shipped from Luxor via Alexandria and Cherbourg,[1] and three years later, on October 25, 1836, was moved to the center of Place de la Concorde by King Louis-Phillipe. It was gifted to France by Muhammed Ali, Khedive of Egypt.
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Tuileries Gardens |
View of Le Grande Palais from Place de la Concorde |
