Equestrian statue of Louis XIV
Equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a monument in Paris, Île-de-France. Equestrian statue of Louis XIV is situated nearby to Place des Victoires, as well as near the apartment building Hôtel Gigault de La Salle.Photo: Romainbehar, CC0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: statue by François Joseph Bosio in Paris
- Also known as: “equestrian statue of Louis XIV”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include École Nationale des Chartes and Orsay Museum.
École Nationale des Chartes
College
Photo: Hadonos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The École Nationale des Chartes is a French grande école and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the National Archives, and later at the Palais de la Sorbonne. École Nationale des Chartes is situated 320 metres northwest of Equestrian statue of Louis XIV.
Orsay Museum
Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. Orsay Museum is situated 1¼ km southwest of Equestrian statue of Louis XIV.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
Church
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The Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a minor basilica located on rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It was begun as an abbey church and constructed between 1629 and 1740 in the French classical style. Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is situated 120 metres north of Equestrian statue of Louis XIV.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 2nd arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
2nd arrondissement
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The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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Les Halles was Paris's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
Equestrian statue of Louis XIV
- Categories: monumental sculpture and historic site
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86575° or 48° 51′ 57″ northLongitude
2.34117° or 2° 20′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V88R+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 368793311OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q3497623
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Equestrian statue of Louis XIV” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “路易十四”
- French: “statue équestre de Louis XIV”
- French: “Statue équestre de Louis XIV”
- Greek: “έφιππο άγαλμα του Λουδοβίκου ΙΔ΄”
- Korean: “루이 14세”
- Russian: “Людовик XIV”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place des Victoires and Hôtel Pellé de Montaleau.
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