Place Royale
North view of the Place Royale, with Reims Cathedral showing in the background
Coordinates49°15′20″N 04°02′03″E / 49.25556°N 4.03417°E / 49.25556; 4.03417

The Place Royale (French pronunciation: [plas ʁwajal], meaning "Royal Square") is a square in Reims, France. A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands in its center, commissioned by the city from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'"[1]

Monument to King Louis XV

The square is a monument historique of France.[2]

References

  1. Merrick, Jeffrey (2007). "Politics on Pedestals: Royal Monuments in Eighteenth-Century France". Order and Disorder under the Ancien Régime. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 1-84718-140-6.
  2. Base Mérimée: Place Royale, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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