Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

The Place de la Concorde
Shown within Paris
Length	359 m (1,178 ft)
Width	212 m (696 ft)
Arrondissement	8th
Quarter	La Madeleine
Coordinates	48°51′56″N 2°19′16″E / 48.8656331°N 2.3212357°E / 48.8656331; 2.3212357
Construction
Construction start	1757
Completion	1772
Denomination	1830

The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. 'Concord Square') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha (19 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.

It was the site of many notable public executions, including those of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and Maximilien Robespierre in the course of the French Revolution, during which the square was temporarily renamed the Place de la Révolution ('Revolution Square'). It received its current name in 1795 as a gesture of reconciliation in the later years of the revolution.^[1]