Place Stanislas
The Place Stanislas is a large pedestrianised square in the French city of Nancy, in the Lorraine historic region. Built between 1752 and 1756 on the orders of Stanislaus I, former King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, then Duke of Lorraine, the square…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: square in Nancy, France
- Also known as: “Stanislas Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy and Arc Héré.
Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Museum
Photo: RicciSpeziari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, one of the oldest museums in France, is housed in one of the pavilions on the Place Stanislas, in the heart of the 18th-century urban ensemble, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Arc Héré
City gate
Photo: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arc Héré or Porte Héré is a triumphal arch in Nancy, France, located on the north side of the Place Stanislas. It was designed by Emmanuel Héré de Corny to honor King Louis XV and was built between 1752 and 1755. Arc Héré is situated 110 metres northwest of Place Stanislas.
Place de la Carrière
Square
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Place de la Carrière is a square, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Place Stanislas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nancy.
Nancy
Photo: Gnomish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nancy is a moderate-sized city in the Grand-Est region of France. Nancy is the capital of the French département of Meurthe-et-Moselle, and is the economic capital of the Lorraine region.
Place Stanislas
- Categories: pedestrian zone, historic site, and locality
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.69355° or 48° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
6.18327° or 6° 10′ 60″ eastElevation
205 metres (673 feet)Named after
Stanislas SquareOpen location code
8FW8M5VM+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 43019907OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
historic=squareOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareGeoNames ID
11971526Wikidata ID
Q426064
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Place Stanislas” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Place Stanislas”
- Armenian: “Պլաս Ստանիսլաս”
- Burmese: “စတန်နီစလတ် ရင်ပြင်”
- Catalan: “Plaça Stanislas”
- Chinese: “斯坦尼斯拉斯广场”
- Croatian: “Stanislavov trg”
- Czech: “Stanislavovo náměstí”
- Danish: “Place Stanislas”
- Dutch: “Place Stanislas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان ستانيسلاس”
- French: “place Royale”
- French: “place Stanislas”
- French: “Place Stanislas”
- Galician: “Praza Stanislas”
- Georgian: “პლას-სტანისლასი”
- German: “Place Stanislas”
- Hebrew: “כיכר סטניסלאס”
- Indonesian: “Place Stanislas”
- Italian: “place Stanislas”
- Italian: “Place Stanislas”
- Japanese: “ナンシーのスタニスラス広場、カリエール広場、アリアンス広場”
- Lithuanian: “Stanislovo aikštė (Nansi)”
- Lithuanian: “Stanislovo aikštė”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “place Stanislas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Place Stanislas”
- Norwegian: “Place Stanislas”
- Polish: “Plac Stanisława”
- Portuguese: “Place Stanislas”
- Russian: “Площадь Станислава”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stanislavov trg”
- Slovak: “Place Stanislas”
- Slovenian: “place Stanislas”
- Spanish: “Plaza Stanislas”
- Swedish: “Place Stanislas”
- Thai: “ปลัสสตานิสลัส”
- Turkish: “Stanislas Meydanı”
- Ukrainian: “Плас-Станіслас”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Stanislas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Quartier Alstom and Malzéville.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Statue Stanislas Leszczyński and Points de vue.
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