Concorde Square

The Concorde Square is the most beautiful place of Paris . With a surface of 84.000 square meters , the square offers a superb sight of the avenue of the Champs-Elysées in all its length and the Arch of Triumph, on a side, the Louvre and Gardens of Tuileries , on the other side.

Twin buildings with the fine colonnades were built on the side of the square, the Hotel of the Navy , sits of the State Major of the French Navy, and the Hotel of Crillon, one of the most luxurious and sought after hotels.

It is in this place that was signed on February 6, 1778 the Treaty of Friendships and Exchanges between King Louis XVI and the 13 States Independents of America . Benjamin Franklin counted among the signatories representing the United States...Full history of the Concorde Square

Today at the place even where the King Louis XVI was guillotined , is an obelisk offered by the Egyptians.Where many people came to see falling down the heads formerly, come much there today to admire the view of the Champs-Elysées...