The Arch and the Obelisque, Paris, France
The Arc of Triumph and the Obelisk of Luxor at the Place de la Concorde, Paris
The Avenue des Champs-Elysees extends from the Place de la Concorde in the east to the Arc de Triomphe in the west.
This square was the site of the guillotine that executed King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, and many others during the French Revolution.
The Obelisk of Luxor was a gift to France from the Ottoman rules of Egypt in 1829, moved to this site in 1839. The 3300 year old obelisk originally was located at the entrance to Luxor Temple in Egypt and commemorates the reign of Ramses II.
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