Luxor Obelisk (Paris)

France / Ile-de-France / Paris / Place de la Concorde

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The Luxor Obelisk (French: Obélisque de Louxor) is a 23 metres high Ancient Egyptian obelisk standing at the centre of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Obelisk

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Coordinates: 48°51'55"N 2°19'16"E

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Kingsservant (guest)

This is the place where Louis xv1 and Maria Antoinetta were decapitated in 1793.They were brought to Cemetry de Madeleine, now Chapel Expiatoire.Later the bodies were exhumed and brought to St.Denis. Vive le Roi!

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Petit Palais 0.5 km
Conciergerie 2 km
Trocadero 2.6 km
Hôtel de Clisson / Archives Nationales 2.7 km
Observatoire de Paris 3.3 km
Louis Vuitton 6 km
Château de Vincennes 8.6 km
Yevres Le Chatel Castle 78 km
Old bridge in Gien 134 km
TOURS Centre for Loire Valley 204 km

Place de la Concorde
Garden of the Tuileries 0.5 km
Ministry of Defense 0.7 km
1st arrondissement (Louvre) 1.1 km
8th arrondissement (Elysèe) 1.1 km
7th arrondissement (Palais de Bourbon) 1.4 km
Saint-Germain-des-Prés 1.5 km
2nd arrondissement (Bourse) 1.5 km
6th arrondissement (Luxembourg) 1.9 km
15th arrondissement 3.3 km

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Place de la Concorde Garden of the Tuileries Ministry of Defense 1st arrondissement (Louvre) 8th arrondissement (Elysèe) 7th arrondissement (Palais de Bourbon) Saint-Germain-des-Prés 2nd arrondissement (Bourse) 6th arrondissement (Luxembourg) 15th arrondissement