Place de la Nation in Paris
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Paris / Île-de-France
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The Place de la Nation (formerly Place du Trône, subsequently Place du Trône-Renversé during the
Revolution ) is a circle on the eastern side of
Paris , between
Place de la Bastille and the
Bois de Vincennes , on the border of the
11th and
12th arrondissements .
Widely known for having the most active guillotines during the French Revolution, the square was renamed Place de la Nation on Bastille Day , 14 July 1880, under the Third Republic .
Le Triomphe de la République © Siren-Com/cc-by-2.5
The square includes a large bronze sculpture by
Aimé-Jules Dalou , the
Triumph of the Republic depicting
Marianne , and is encircled by shops and a
flower garden . It is served by the
Paris Metro station
Nation .
The space that is now Place de la Nation first emerged on 26 August 1660, on the occasion of the ceremonial entrance of
Louis XIV and his new wife
Maria Theresa , following their wedding in
Saint-Jean-de-Luz on 9 June 1660. A throne was erected on that spot, which was subsequently known as the “square of the throne” (
French : Place du Trône), a name that survives to the present with the Avenue du Trône and Foire du Trône.
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