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République

By annesophie
March 4, 2011
Photo : stefanopinci.com

The Place de la République is a square, located on the border between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements. It is named after the French Republic. The metro station of République lies beneath the square. The location of the Place corresponds to the bastion of the gate of the Temple in the wall of Charles V (raised between 1356 and 1383). Decorated in 1811 with [...]


Place Saint Michel

By annesophie
February 25, 2011
Place saint Michel

Place Saint-Michel is located on the Left Bank of Paris, France in the Latin Quarter of the sixth arrondissement. The cross-roads square exists at the intersection of several streets including: Quai Saint-Michel, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Quai des Grandes-Augustus, and Pont Saint-Michel, which connects with Boulevard du Palais on l’Ile de la Cite. A connection by a [...]


La Concorde

By Martin
February 22, 2011
Place de la Concorde - photoserge.com

Extending from the Seine all the way to the Rue de Rivoli is the Place de la Concorde, the largest and the most famous single square in Paris. It probably would be possible to come to Paris and miss this square if (a) your hotel was located somewhere in the Latin Quarter and you never [...]


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