Situated at the end of the Champs-Elysees and along the River Seine, this popular tourist destination is the largest public square in Paris. Place de la Concorde was designed in 1755 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel and originally named Place Louis XV for France's king. During the French Revolution from 1789-99, it was renamed Place de la Revolution. French leaders and royalty executed there by a giant guillotine include King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, Princess Elisabeth, Madame du Barry, Antoine Lavoisier, Maximilien Robespierre, Louis de Saint-Just and Olympe de Gouges. Notable monuments within the square that received its current name in 1795 are the Obelisk of Luxor, Fountain of the Rivers and the Maritime Fountain. Show All
