Vendôme (place)

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This place is one of the most beautiful in Paris. La Place Vendôme (Vendôme Square), built around 1700, provides a remarkable example of French architecture of the Grand Siècle (Great Century). Designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart (the architect of Versailles), this majestic square was intended to provide the setting for the equestrian (on horseback), statue of Louis IV pulled down and smelted at the time of the Revolution. In the centre of the square, a 44 m. tall column, erected in 1806, depicts military scenes. It was cast using the 1250 canons taken at Austerlitz. A statue of the emperor stands at the pinnacle. Here are some of the famous houses in Place Vendôme: it is at N 11, where in 1792, Danton, then Minister of Justice, moved into the Hôtel de la Grande Chancellerie. At N 12, the composer Chopin died at the Hôtel Boudart de Saint James. One can see on the façade of N 13 (present Ministry of Justice), a metre of marble which was affixed in 1795 to familiarise the Parisians with the new metric system, standardising all the Republic's weights and measures. At N 15, is the famous luxury Hotel Ritz. The Place is world-renowned for being home to the boutiques of the greatest names in jewellery.

Things to see:
The Hotel Ritz
The jewellers' boutiques
The Vendôme column

A proximité
Rue de la Paix
Rue Saint-Honoré
The Opéra Garnier
The Jardin des Tuileries

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Paris, France
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