Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Also known as: “Mister Graviers Square” and “Place Publique”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gallier Hall and Clay Monument.
Gallier Hall
Government building
Photo: Baronplantagenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gallier Hall is a historic building on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the former New Orleans city hall, and continues in civic use.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Business District and New Orleans.
Central Business District
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.
New Orleans
Photo: briangratwicke, CC BY 2.0.
Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
Storyville
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
Lafayette Square
- Categories: village green and recreation area
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.94825° or 29° 56′ 54″ northLongitude
-90.07032° or 90° 4′ 13″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76XFWWXH+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 27844731OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=village_greenOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4330169Wikidata ID
Q6471528
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Chinese—“Lafayette Square” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լաֆայետ Հրապարակ”
- Catalan: “Lafayette Square”
- Chinese: “拉法耶特广场 (新奥尔良)”
- Chinese: “拉法耶特广场”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Warehouse District and Vieux Carre Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McDonogh Monument and United States Post Office.
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