Place Royale, Reims
Place Royale (French pronunciation: [plas ʁwajal], meaning "Royal Square") is a square in Reims, France. A bronze statue of king Louis XV of France stands in its center, commissioned by the city from Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'"[1]
Monument to king Louis XV of France
.jpg) North view of Place Royale, with Reims Cathedral showing in the background | |
| Coordinates | 49°15′20″N 04°02′03″E |
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The square is a monument historique of France.[2]
References
- Merrick, Jeffrey (2007). "Politics on Pedestals: Royal Monuments in Eighteenth-Century France". Order and Disorder under the Ancien Régime. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 1-84718-140-6.
- Base Mérimée (in French).
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