A little riddle today. What is the place in Paris that has the dean of Parisian monuments, on which King Louis XVI was executed, and which has 8 stone pavilions, representing the major provincial towns such as Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg? Congratulations, you have found it, it is Place de la Concorde and in the middle, the oldest monument in Paris, congratulations again, it is Luxor Obelisk.
What parties, celebrations, stories, dramas of baptisms and burials have taken place in this square. In 1950, for example, the last tribute to Léon Blum. But the most significant event that occurred on the Place de la Concorde was undoubtedly the execution of King Louis XVIJanuary 21, 1793. And every year, to commemorate the death of the king, entire families of aristocrats meet who wish to rehabilitate royalty in France, among them, the television presenter Thierry Ardisson.
It’s since the end of the French revolution and the terror that the square is called “La Concorde” and before, it had changed names twice, place Louis XV and place de la Révolution where so many illustrious revolutionaries were guillotined after Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Charlotte Corday, Camille Desmoulins , Danton, Saint Just and the incorruptible Robespierre.
2024, the capital will drape itself in the Olympic rings and we have less than 2 years to clean Paris from top to bottom. Grooming also takes place at Place de La Concorde, all the sculptures, pavilions and lampposts will be polished to restore its shine in one of the most beautiful places in the world.