Cette place, inauguree en 1763, fut appelle, a l'origine, Place Louis XV. De novembre 1792 a mai 1795 alors denommee Place de la Revolution, elle fut le lieu principal des executions publiques, dont celle de Louis XVI le 21 janvier 1793 et de Marie-Antoinette le 16 octobre 1793.

English translation: "This square, created in 1763, was originally called Place Louis XV. From November 1792 to May 1795, at the time denommee Place de la Revolution, it was the main place for public executions, including that of Louis XVI on 21 Jan. 1793 and Marie-Antoinette on 16 Oct. 1793. [AWS Translate]"

Base of the Obelisk, Place de la Concorde, Paris
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by Mairie de Paris 1789-1989

Colour: bronze

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