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Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde is Paris's largest public square, an 18th‑century octagonal esplanade at the eastern end of the Champs‑Élysées, opening onto the Tuileries Garden and the Seine. Its centre is dominated by the 3,300‑year‑old Luxor Obelisk and it is ringed by Hittorff's two monumental fountains, rostral columns and the matching neoclassical façades of Gabriel, including the Hôtel de la Marine.
First raised
1772
Its prime
1840
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1840
What Place de la Concorde looked like in its prime.
A vast, paved octagonal plaza punctuated by a single tall yellow‑granite obelisk with a gold pyramidal cap at its centre; two large circular neoclassical fountains with multi‑figure bronze groups and cascades sit north and south of the obelisk. The plaza is edged by a ring of 19th‑century lampposts and rostral columns, backed on the north by long symmetrical stone façades with Corinthian colonnades (Hôtel de la Marine and neighbour), and to the east by the tree‑lined terraces of the Tuileries.
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9 places to explore in 1840.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Place de la Concorde, including 1 interior: ceremonial rooms of the hôtel de la marine. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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