Place de la Concorde Paris
by Louise Heusinkveld
Title
Place de la Concorde Paris
Artist
Louise Heusinkveld
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Place de la Concorde, Paris. An ornate fountain with the Egyptian obelisk in the background of the famous square in the heart of Paris. The obelisk was given to France by the Egptian government in the 19th century. The fountain, one of two on the square, was designed by Jacques-Ignace Hittorff, and depicts the seas, with figures representing the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; harvesting coral; harvesting fish; collecting shellfish; collecting pearls; and the geniuses of astronomy, navigation and commerce. Licence available for editorial use only.
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June 3rd, 2012
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