This vast square was designed by the architect Gabriel from 1755 to 1775 as a setting for the statue of Louis XV.

Two mansions with impressive colonnades are on either side of royal. Eight statues representing the towns of France mark the corners. In the center, the luxor obelisk stands between two fountains similar to those in ST Peter’s square in Roma. From the center of the square, note the beautiful views from the louver to the Arc De Triomphe, north to the Madeleine and south to the Palais-bourbon. The marly horses at the entrance to the champs-elysees face the winged horses by coysevox which frame the entrance to the tuileries.

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