Place de la Concorde

The Place de la Concorde, is the largest place in Paris, it is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysees. Architect Jacques Ange Gabriel, started construction on behalf of Louis XV, in 1754, and was eventually completed in 1763. It was then named the Place Louis XV. The place was constructed in the form of octagon bordered by large moats, which have now long disappeared. The place was constructed to hold an equestrian statue of Louis XV that was commissioned by the city in 1748.

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Saw:
An obélisque = Un obélisque
Tourists = Des Touristes
A stone fence = Une clôture en pierre
Buses = Les autobus
Water = de l'eau

Heard:
Somebody eating chips = quelqu'un manger des chips

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