<Tr> <Th> Completion </Th> <Td> 1772 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Denomination </Th> <Td> 1830 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Place de la Concorde (French pronunciation: ​ (plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd)) is one of the major public squares in Paris, France . Measuring 8.64 hectares (21.3 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital . It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs - Élysées . It was the site of many notable public executions during the French Revolution . </P> <P> The place was designed by Ange - Jacques Gabriel in 1755 as a moat - skirted octagon between the Champs - Elysées to the west and the Tuileries Garden to the east . Decorated with statues and fountains, the area was named the Place Louis XV to honor the king at that time . The square showcased an equestrian statue of the king, which had been commissioned in 1748 by the city of Paris, sculpted mostly by Edmé Bouchardon, and completed by Jean - Baptiste Pigalle after the death of Bouchardon . </P>

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