Place de la Révolution
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Place de la Révolution was the Parisian square, later renamed Place de la Concorde, that became infamous as the main site of guillotine executions during the French Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Place de la Révolution, Paris | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
public square ⓘ |
| approximateRenamingDateFromPlaceDeLaRévolutionToPlaceDeLaConcorde | 1795 ⓘ |
| approximateRenamingDateToPlaceDeLaRévolution | 1792 ⓘ |
| architecturalDesignerOfOriginalSquare | Ange-Jacques Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Champs-Élysées
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hôtel de Crillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hôtel de la Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuileries Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Champs-Élysées
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuileries Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
featured in many paintings of the French Revolution
ⓘ
subject of historical engravings of guillotine executions ⓘ |
| currentName | Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | no longer used for executions ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 48.865 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 2.321 ⓘ |
| hasExecutionDevice | guillotine ⓘ |
| hasMonumentInPeriod |
equestrian statue of Louis XV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statue of Liberty (revolutionary allegory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
site of revolutionary ceremonies
ⓘ
symbolic space of revolutionary justice ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
1st arrondissement of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Right Bank of the Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainExecutionSiteDuring | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
execution of Georges Danton
ⓘ
execution of Louis XVI ⓘ execution of Marie Antoinette ⓘ execution of Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ mass executions during the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
site of royal execution marking end of monarchy
ⓘ
symbol of revolutionary power in Paris ⓘ |
| previousName | Place Louis XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | octagonal ⓘ |
| subsequentName | Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | public executions by guillotine ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Citizen Louis Capet
this entity surface form:
Place de la Révolution, Paris