Place de la Concorde, Paris: view from the Pont de la Concorde with the Obelisk of Luxor and fountains in the foreground and the rue Royale and Church of the Madeleine in the distance Architect/Designer Gabriel, Ange-Jacques (1698-1782) Hittorff, Jakob Ignaz (1792-1867) Artist/Photographer Quinet, Achille (1831-1900) Country France City Paris Subject Date 1844 Image Date 1870 View Topographical Medium Photoprint Library Reference LS 21194A Orientation Landscape Colour Info Black and white Credit RIBA Collections Subject Churches ; Obelisks ; Fountains ; Squares
NOTES: Place de la Concorde was designed in 1755-1772 by Jacques-Ange Gabriel and redecorated by Jacques-Ignace Hittorff in 1830-1844. The Obelisk, installed in 1836, is one of three Cleopatra's Needles, the other two residing in New York and London.
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