Paris and Beyond: Place de la Concorde

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Friday, January 8, 2016

Although this ferris wheel is commonly known as "la Grande Roue de Paris"

it is a relatively new construction which is portable and requires no

special foundation. It is held in place with ballast of 11,000 gallons (40,000 liters) of water.

This roue de Paris was designed and built for the 2000 millennium celebrations.

It has traveled to England, Belgium, Thailand, Italy, and the Netherlands

over the past ten years. It is always a welcome sight on Place de la Concorde and can be seen from the Arc de Triomphe in line with the Louvre.

The original "Grande Roue de Paris" was built for the 1900

Exposition Universelle and was dismantled in 1920.

La Grande Roue de Paris

Place de la Concorde

75008, Paris

Statues and fountains, an Egyptian obelisk, a view of the Eiffel Tower,

the Grand Palais and the constant circulation of traffic...

Oh, and lest one forget, this largest square in Paris

was the scene of many executions.

Place de la Concorde

75008, Paris

Regular night traffic or last minute gift shoppers?

Rue de Rivoli at

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

75008 Paris

From this perspective it seems that you could almost reach out and touch the obelisk... and perhaps the Grand Palais.

Oh Paris, how do I love you? Let me count the ways...

Well, this would be a start: La Tour Eiffel, Obelisque, and lamps in Place de la Concorde.