place de la Concorde
square in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
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Summary
place de la Concorde is a square[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,760 views/month, #5 of 1,272).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Frederick John Kiesler[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quartier des Champs-Élysées[4], Quartier de la Madeleine[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Shares border with: avenue des Champs-Élysées[7], avenue Gabriel[8], cours la Reine[9], Quai des Tuileries[10], rue Boissy-d'Anglas[11], rue de Rivoli[12], rue Royale[13], rue Saint-Florentin[14], Voie Georges-Pompidou[15], Pont de la Concorde[16]
- Architect: Ange-Jacques Gabriel[17]
- Owned by: municipality of Paris[18]
- Named after: Concordia[19]
- Location: 8th arrondissement of Paris[20]
- Part of: road network of Paris[21]
- Commons category: Place de la Concorde (Paris)[22]
- Inception: 1772[23]
- Official website: https://en.parisinfo.com/transport/90907/Place-de-la-Concorde[24], https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00088880[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Place de la Concorde (Paris)[26]
- Commons gallery: Place de la Concorde (Paris)[27]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band[29]
- Heritage designation: classified historical monument[30]
- Official name: place de la Concorde[31]
- Length: 360 m[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 33 m[33]
- Width: 210 m[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for place de la Concorde include Concorde[35], a metro station[36], in France[37].
Why It Matters
place de la Concorde has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Concorde[35], a metro station[36], in France[37].