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	Place de la Concorde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Place de la Concorde seen from the Pont de la Concorde; in front, the Obelisk, behind, the Rue Royale and the Church of the Madeleine; on the left, the Hôtel de Crillon.
		The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France.
		To the north lies the Église de la Madeleine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Place_de_la_Concorde (1034 words)

	La Concorde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Concorde is the national anthem of Gabon.
		Written and composed by Georges Aleka Damas, it was adopted upon independence in 1960.
		Qui semaient le poison et répandaient la peur.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Concorde (236 words)

	Concorde, Place de la on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		THE crash of an Air France Concorde jet outside Paris, an accident that killed all 109 people on the craft and four on the ground, may herald the end of a technology that has little place in commercial aviation today.
		Parade militaire mercredi place de la Concorde Une cÃ©rÃ©monie militaire a Ã©tÃ© organisÃ©e en fin de matinÃ©e place de la Conco.
		Le prÃ©sident Chirac mercredi pendant la cÃ©rÃ©monie place de la Concorde Une cÃ©rÃ©monie militaire a Ã©tÃ© organisÃ©e en fin de m.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/concorde.asp (999 words)

	AllRefer.com - Concorde, Place de la, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is bounded by the Tuileries gardens; the Champs ElysEes; the Seine River; and a facade of buildings divided by a vista of the Madeleine Church.
		The Pont de la Concorde, a monumental bridge, leads from the Place to the other side of the Seine.
		Under the Directory the name "Concorde" was adopted (although during the Bourbon restoration of 1815–30 "Place Louis XV" was revived).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Concorde.html (311 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Place de la Concorde, which is the largest 'Place' in Paris, is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysées.
		In contrast to older places that were closed, la Place de la Concorde, largely open, served as an intersection as well as a decoration.
		After the Revolution it suffered a series of transformations et several changes of name: Place de la Concorde, Place Louis XV again, Place Louis XVI, Place de la Chartre, and once again Place de la Concorde to symbolize the end of a troubled era and the hope of a better future.
	www.tldimpressions.com /Concorde.html (571 words)

	Search Results for "Concorde"
		It is bounded by the Tuileries gardens; the Champs Elysees; the Seine River; and...
		ON the 8th of May, 1781, the Concorde arrived at Boston, having on board Count de Barras, a commodore with the red ribbon, of the same family as the future member...
		The Concorde, developed by the British and French, is an example of an SST....
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Concorde (346 words)

	Metropole Paris - The Place de la Concorde
		From what I can gather, the site of the Place de la Concorde was outside Paris at the time, in sort of a no-man's land between the Tuileries and the beginning of the Champs-Elysées, which was just a track running out to some gardener's shacks at Chaillot.
		Within these dates France had a revolution, the pont de la Concorde was built, the rue de Rivoli was begun and the 'Chevaux de Marly' were placed on either side of the entry to the Champs-Elysées.
		Gabriel, who won the contest to design the Place de la Concorde, was also charged with building the two sister palaces on its north side.
	www.metropoleparis.com /1998/338/338corde.html (1746 words)

	Paris photo gallery description of the Place de la Concorde in Paris with links to free photos and pictures of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		"Place de la Concorde" was built in the mid-18th century between 1754 and 1763 by architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel.
		In 1795, the square took the name "Place de la Concorde", while in 1814 it became again "place Louis XV", after in 1826, it became "place Louis XVI", and finally, in 1830 it became once again "Place de la Concorde".
		Besides, there is "Hotel de la Marine" (the ministry of Naval affairs) on the right side and one of Paris' most luxurious and exclusive hotel called "Hotel de Crillon" (The Crillon hotel) is situated on the left side.
	www.parisphotogallery.com /Paris/photos/monuments/description/Place_de_la_Concorde.htm (343 words)

	Place De La Concorde
		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.
		To the historically-minded tourist the Place de la Concorde will, of course, always recall its association with the French Revolution, for it was on this square that the guillotine was set up.
		It sometimes performed its chore on the Champ-de-Mars, on the Place da la Bastille, and on what was then called the Place du Trone, but is now called the Place de la Nation, and it was there that the Poet Andre Chenier lost his life, on July 20, 1794, the tragic victim of mistaken identity.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles03/paris4.shtml (1841 words)

	Place de la Concorde
		Place de la Concorde is often associated with the bloody events that took place on its pavement.
		Just on the Place de la Concorde sits the famous "palace" the HôTel Crillon, which is amongst the citadels of Parisian snobbery.
		The monument was installed here under Louis Philippe who, bearing in mind the death and destruction witnessed by Place de la Concorde, was pleased to have found a non-political monument to replace the unpopular Bourbon Louis the XVth statue.
	www.timhotel.com /places/us/concorde.html (621 words)

	Paris Hotel Louxor - the Place de la Concorde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It may be the Place de la Concorde, but this square in Paris has a bloody history with more than 1300 people beheaded within its boundaries.They included Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Charlotte Corday, Danton and, eventually, the architect of The Terror Robespierre himself.
		Just on the Place de la Concorde sits the famous "palace" the Hotel Crillon, which is amongst the citadels of Parisian snobbery.
		Just at the entrance to the Place de la Concorde, on either side of the Champs-Élysées, are the Chevaux de Marly.
	www.hotellouxorparis.com /fiche/concorde.html (513 words)

	Many Worlds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		At 8 Hectares, the octagonal Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris.
		In 1792, during the French revolution, the statue was replaced by a another, large statue, called 'Liberty' (freedom) and the square was called place de la Revolution.
		After the revolution the square was renamed several times until 1830, when it was given the current name 'Place de la Concorde'.
	kristis.net /concorde.html (165 words)

	WebMuseum: Paris History: La Voie Triomphale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Place de la Concorde was designed as a moat-skirted octagon in 1755 by Jacques Ange Gabriel.
		The ground floor was arcaded and the facade was nimbly adapted from the Louvre colonnade, all with a refinement typical of the era.
		The Place de la Madeleine is the western terminus of the Grands Boulevards, which imitate the arch of the river from there north and east to the Place de la RИpublique and the Bastille.
	sunsite.nstu.nsk.su /wm/paris/hist/triomphale.html (1435 words)

	Concorde, Place de la. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Concorde, Place de la. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
		It is the locus of the zero marker, the official center for the national highways (Routes nationales).
		It was originally planned as a monument to the then ruling Louis XV, whose statue stood in the center, and was called “Place Louis XV.” In 1792 the statue was torn down, the square renamed “Place de la Révolution,” and a guillotine set up, transforming the area into a site of mass executions.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/Concorde.html (232 words)

	Place de la Concorde
		One of the stops in Paris was at place de la Concorde.
		Place de la Concorde is formerly Place Louis XV, because it was created during his reign.
		Stones from the demolition of the prison of La Bastille were used "so that" it was said, "the people could continually trample on the ancient fortress".
	www.angelfire.com /il/semenyuk/Concorde.html (262 words)

	Le spectateur \| j'y pense, et puis j'oublie: Adieu Concorde
		Concorde entered its first commercial service in 1976, afters 20 years of research and development costing billions (of whatever currency it is quoted in), but ended after 27 years in 2003.
		As a symbol of 13 years in collaboration, a British Airways Concorde took off at the same precise time from London Heathrow for the first flight to Bahrain.
		Since the last commercial Concorde flight on 24 October 2003, Concordes have gone to their final resting places at museums around the world.
	razin.blogs.com /intro/2004/03/adieu_concorde.html (565 words)

	Place de la Concorde, Paris, France
		It was erected at the Concorde Square on 22 October 1836.
		During the French Revolution, the sqauare came to be known as Place de la Revolution, and the statue of Louis XV was replaced by a guillotine.
		The square finally took the name Concorde in the spirit of reconciliation, and in the 19th century the 3,200 year old obelisk from Luxor was placed in it.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/France/Ile_de_France/Paris-99080/Things_To_Do-Paris-Place_de_la_Concorde-BR-1.html (1577 words)

	Great Public Spaces: Place de la Concorde \| Project for Public Spaces (PPS) - Placemaking for Communities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Place de la Concorde is the worst of all public spaces in Paris because it exists solely to move traffic.
		Calling it the Place de la Concorde ("Square of Peace") is the height of irony.
		The original place de la Concorde was a masterpiece of 18th century architecture and urbanism.
	www.pps.org /gps/one?public_place_id=719 (438 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The FOA contract requested Dr. Ducoin to conduct research on La Concorde in the Archives Departementales de Loire-Atlantique in Nantes, the Centre des archives d'outre-mer in Aix-en-Provence, and the Archives Nationales in Paris.
		Dr. Ducoin also found compelling documentary evidence that the 1717 La Concorde was the same ship that undertook the 1715 and 1713 slave trading voyages for Rene Montaudouin.
		During that voyage La Concorde traveled down the west coast of Africa and to the islands of the Caribbean and captured ships belonging the English, Dutch, and Portuguese.
	www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /qar/history/french.htm (547 words)

	Place de la Concorde, Obelisk of Luxor
		The second (minor) axis is formed by the line between Place de la Madeleine, down rue Royale through the square and across the Pont de la Concorde, culminating at the Palais Bourbon.
		At the south end of the square, the Pont de la Concorde, built by Jean-Rodolphe Perronnet between 1787-1790 and widened between 1930-1932, crosses the Seine, leading to the Palais Bourbon — home of the French National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale).
		Statue representing one of France's cities, in the Place de la Concorde, from Paris Images, ©1997 Christine Moisset, Department of Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA — All Rights Reserved.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Obelisque.shtml (1216 words)

	8/50.- Paris, Place de la Concorde tourist information - VIRTOURIST.COM
		We are now in Place de la Concorde, not far from the Louvre museum The river Seine sits at our right.
		This is the largest square in Paris, and although it was constructed between 1757 and 1777, it has a long history.
		At the left you can see the Obelisk of Luxor, a present the viceroy of Egypt gave to Charles X in 1829 -If you want to visit the original location of the Obelisk in Egypt, click here.
	www.virtourist.com /europe/paris/08.htm (179 words)

	Paris: Itinerary 2 - World Sites Atlas
		The glass pyramid which serves as the entrance to the Louvre was completed in 1990 and has become a modern symbol of this venerable museum.
		This impressive, 50 meter-high triumphal arch commemorates Napoleon's victories and looms over the flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
		La Défense - suburban complex of skyscrapers, including modern cube-like Grande Arche de la Défense, aligned with "Triumphal Way" formed by Napoleon's arch, Champs-Élysées, and Place de la Concorde
	www.sitesatlas.com /Europe/France/Paris3.htm (352 words)

	Le spectateur \| j'y pense, et puis j'oublie: Place de la Concorde
		In 1792, during the French revolution, the statue was replaced by a another, large statue, called 'Liberté' (freedom) and the square was called place de la Révolution.
		In the 19th century the 3200 years old obelisk from the temple of Ramses II at Thebes was installed at the center of the Place de la Concorde.
		That same year a bronze fountain, called 'La fontaine des Mers' was added to the square.
	razin.blogs.com /intro/2004/03/place_de_la_con.html (354 words)

	Hotel Residence La Concorde Paris - Presentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The hotel Residence La Concorde Paris proposes you its 25 rooms from 78 euros.
		We offer you an interactive map of the hotel Residence La Concorde and a secured booking form
		In Paris, the Hotel Résidence La Concorde is located close to the many fashion designer boutiques along rue Cambon, walking distance to Place de la Concorde, the Tuilerie Garden, the Champs Elysees, the Opera and the Louvre Museum.
	www.cybevasion.com /hotels/france/75/1/abotel-concorde-residence (117 words)

	Paris by the Water
		Cette place, vu passer des milliers de victimes de la guillotine de 1793 à 1795.
		The second begins at the Rond Point and ends at the Arc de Triomphe.
		L'emplacement privilégié leur donne un "lifting" avec de magnifique arrangements floraux au printempts, et de compositions à la neige artificielle en hiver.
	www.pariswater.com /fontaines/fontaines.php?page=arrond8.htm (280 words)

	A digest on the Concorde square (Place de la Concorde) in Paris by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city guide and ...
		The "Place de la Concorde" is a magnificent 8 hectares square in between the Champs Elysées and the Tuileries garden and alongside the Seine river in Paris.
		Built by architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel in 1763 to celebrate the glory of the then almighty king Louis XV, it saw the beheading of his successor and grandson Louis XVI on January 21st 1793 during the French revolution!
		The obelisk was offered in 1829 by Mohammed Ali, Viceroy of Egypt to French king Charles X. At night, the Concorde square can be wonderful.
	www.parisdigest.com /promenade/placedelaconcorde.htm (186 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Meanwhile in the Place de la Concorde
		The FIA muezzins in the minarets of the Place de la Concorde are wailing out a message that consensus is the way for the sport to move forward.
		One might argue that it would be wise for the nine teams to invite Ferrari to attend its meetings but in many respects Ferrari's past record of blocking anything it does not like - an attitude personified by Jean Todt - is now coming back to haunt the team.
		The use of Clause 7.5 of the Concorde Agreement last summer to force change on the teams was not appreciated, nor is the fact that the FIA has not called an F1 Commission meeting for nine months.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns14603.html (1018 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Paris Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		The photo shows the view from Plaza de la Concorde to the entrance of the Park Tuileries (Jardin des Tuileries, one of Paris beautiful huge park.
		Right side from here is where all the buses stops to load and unload group of tourist from all over the world who visit Paris.
		An artistic street lamp designed at Plaza de la Concorde, This lamps also attract some tourist in the area and this is only around plaza de la concorde.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/France/Ile_de_France/Paris-99080/General_Tips-Paris-R-69.html (492 words)

	Pictures of Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France
		Photographs of the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde by David Henry, featuring pictures of l’arc de Triomphe, the Eternal Flame, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Fontaine des Mers.
		L’église de la Madeleine seen from rue Royale
		Three statues in the fontaine des Fleuves at place de la Concorde
	www.davidphenry.com /Paris/ChampsElysees.htm (415 words)

	Heirs of General Practice
		To preserve that enviable record of peace, they maintain one of the world's largest armies, on a per capita basis.
		is the core of McPhee's engaging La Place de la Concorde Suisse.
		"Switzerland does not have an army," says one of John McPhee's informants in La Place de la Concorde Suisse.
	www.johnmcphee.com /laplace.htm (269 words)

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