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Place de la Concorde - Paris Place de la Concorde. The Place de la Concorde, Paris's largest Public Square, is at the western edge of the Tuileries. Constructed between 1757 and 1777 to hold a monument to Louis XV, the vast area soon became the place de la revolution, site of a guillotine that killed 1343 people. After the Reign of terror, the square was renamed-Concorde means peace. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Place de la Concorde - Paris Place de la Concorde. The Place de la Concorde, Paris's largest Public Square, is at the western edge of the Tuileries. Constructed between 1757 and 1777 to hold a monument to Louis XV, the vast area soon became the place de la revolution, site of a guillotine that killed 1343 people. After the Reign of terror, the square was renamed-Concorde means peace. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Ratthianyi Square At Night - Budapest - Hungary The memorial flame near Bßthory utca commemorates Count Lajos Batthyhßny, Hungarian prime minister at the time of the 1848 revolution against the Habsburgs. As one of the most prominent figures in the uprising, Batthyhßny was immediately imprisoned after the revolt was crushed. The flame actually marks the spot of his execution a year later by firing squad. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details St Servatius Basilich - Maastricht St. Servatius Basilich & Vrijthof Square. Medieval cruciform basilica, the heart of which dates from c. 1000. Crypts (11th and 12th century). The only church in the Netherlands built above the grave of a saint. St Servatius, the first bishop of the Netherlands. The romanesque west side with emperors gallery and hall. The cathedral was considerably enlarged in the 14th and 15th century. The largest bell in the Netherlands hangs in the Southern Tower of the west wall. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details St. Augustine's Square - Macau - China St. Augustine's SquareThe original church was built by Spanish Augustinian friars in 1586 and taken over by the Portuguese three years later. The present building dates from 1814 and has a spacious interior with three aisles separated by colonnades. The marble-clad high altar contains a statue of Christ carrying the cross. When the Augustinians were expelled in 1712, the Passos procession was cancelled. It was a time of food shortage and the local Chinese associated the two events. They asked that ""the man with the cross"" walk the streets again and when the Church agreed the shortage ended. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Stortorgeta Sq-or The Main Square - Stockholm - Sweden http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Times Square - New York Times Square. When the New York Times newspaper constructed their offices atop the subway station at Longacre Square in 1904, one of the busiest, brightest, and most entertaining districts was born - Times Square! A place where half a million people ring in each New Year and where every day, 1.7 million New Yorkers and tourists converge in a bustling, breathtaking example of the urban experience. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Times Square - New York Times Square. When the New York Times newspaper constructed their offices atop the subway station at Longacre Square in 1904, one of the busiest, brightest, and most entertaining districts was born - Times Square! A place where half a million people ring in each New Year and where every day, 1.7 million New Yorkers and tourists converge in a bustling, breathtaking example of the urban experience. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Times Square - New York Times Square. When the New York Times newspaper constructed their offices atop the subway station at Longacre Square in 1904, one of the busiest, brightest, and most entertaining districts was born - Times Square! A place where half a million people ring in each New Year and where every day, 1.7 million New Yorkers and tourists converge in a bustling, breathtaking example of the urban experience. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Times Square - New York Times Square. When the New York Times newspaper constructed their offices atop the subway station at Longacre Square in 1904, one of the busiest, brightest, and most entertaining districts was born - Times Square! A place where half a million people ring in each New Year and where every day, 1.7 million New Yorkers and tourists converge in a bustling, breathtaking example of the urban experience. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details

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