Place Louis-le-Grand

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Place Louis-le-Grand was the original name of Paris’s prestigious Place Vendôme, a grand 17th-century royal square commissioned under Louis XIV and known for its classical architecture and luxury surroundings.

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Place Louis-le-Grand canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
urban square
city Paris
commissionedBy Louis XIV NERFINISHED
commissionedUnder reign of Louis XIV
country France
designedAs royal square
era Ancien Régime
formerNameOf Place Vendôme NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque classicism
French classical architecture
hasCulturalSignificance example of planned royal square in France
symbol of royal power in Paris
hasFeature arcaded ground floors
central open space
mansard roofs
symmetrical layout
uniform façades
hasFunction representative royal space
isPartOf historic center of Paris
knownFor luxury surroundings
monumental classical façades
prestigious setting
locatedIn France
Paris
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory 1st arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
namedAfter Louis XIV NERFINISHED
partOf royal urban planning of Paris
replacedByName Place Vendôme NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 17th century

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Place Vendôme, Paris formerName Place Louis-le-Grand
subject surface form: Place Vendôme