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Concorde Square

Gabriel designed this octagonal square in the 1750s around a statue of Louis XV. Louis XVI was guillotined here in 1793, and the 3,300-year-old Luxor obelisk, a gift from Egypt, was set up in the middle in 1836.

Walks that pass here

Église de la Madeleine

Walk

From the Opéra Garnier to the Champs-Élysées: A Short Walk

A two-hour walk from the Opéra Garnier through the Madeleine and Place de la Concorde to the Grand Palais and the Champs-Élysées. It suits first-time visitors who want Paris's grand nineteenth-century set pieces in one easy line.

~4 h 45 min in total
~3.0 km, ~40 min walking
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