TEC4604921: Pont Neuf, Paris. The oldest bridge in Paris. Henry III laid the first stone in 1578. Interrupted between 1588 and 1599 by civil wars, it was not inaugurated until 1607 by Henri IV. (Architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, realisation 1578-1604). In 1854 candelabres were installed by Victor Balard. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4680987: Place de la Concorde, Paris 75008, France. Designed by Jacques Ange Gabriel as a French garden, it is one of the most beautiful French squares. Inaugurated in 1763 as Place Louis XV, it became the place of the Revolution from 1792 to become the place of capital executions. Louis-Philippe will give it back its current name. In 1836, he called the architect Hittorf to redesign the square with the eight statues of the big cities of France and the fountains surrounding the Obelisque of Luksor. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4680995: Ferris wheel and obelisque de la Concorde, Paris 75008, France. Designed by Jacques Ange Gabriel as a French garden, it is one of the most beautiful French squares. Inaugurated in 1763 as Place Louis XV, it became the place of the Revolution from 1792 to become the place of capital executions. Louis-Philippe will give it back its current name. In 1836, he called the architect Hittorf to redesign the square with the eight statues of the big cities of France and the fountains surrounding the Obelisque of Luksor. / Bridgeman Images