Paris, France
Pl. de la Nation
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Wheelchair-accessible entrance
This should be a good case study for people who are looking to change a car dominant space into something more mixed where cars, bikes and pedestrians can live together. The new Place de la Nation is a clear urban planning success, Congrats!
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Very pretty square with an imposing sculpture in the middle. A lot of people go there to walk their dogs, and as a middle point for many main avenues in this part of the town. There's also a metro station, with connections to the major parts of the city. Close to the Place are tobacco stores and some cozy some bars. It's even, perhaps, a good place to sit down and relax to read or drink something with friends.
A huge roundabout decorated by a sculpture called “the Triumph of the republic. Located in the eastern part of Paris, it’s on the verge of the 11th & 12th arrondissements. Historically, this plaza witnessed the most guillotine death sentences during the 1789 French Revolution.
It is very classy place to take photos
This historical square was originally known as the Place du Trone as it had a throne in it, then a guillotine during the French Revolution, and lastly an impressive statue you can still admire today. When you look back at the history of the Place de la Nation, the square was originally named the Place du Trone, which generally translates to Place of the Throne in English, and this was due to the fact that a throne was actually put in place in 1660. And this was erected in the square in the July of that year ready for the arrival of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain after their marriage. At the time, this square in Paris was actually located in countryside outside of the city limits, yet in the 1780s the very unpopular Wall of the Farmers General, or Mur des Germiers Generaux in French, was being constructed from the designs of the architect in charge, Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Now this wall was designed to have gates in order to obtain taxes on goods entering the city, and the one located here was called the throne gate with its impressive columns, or Colonnes de la Barriere du Trone, as they are called. And these can still be seen today close to the Place de la Nation along with the two pavilions that were erected called the Barrier du Trone or Pavillons du Trone.
Stayed in this neighborhood for a weekend in September 2019. Very convenient to all underground lines, 20 minutes to Eiffel tower. Located on the border of the 11th and 12th arrondissements. Non-tourist area so they expect you to know a little conversational French.
It was great to visit this
Roundabout traffic can be a bit annoying. Was much better in ‘94 during the height of the Revolution, when the Place was filled with the guillotined heads of traitors of the republic. Great burgers at Chez Prosper. Scantily dressed sculpture of a woman in the middle might be inappropriate for families with children. Nice tiger, however.
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