 Boul. de la Concorde. As part of a naming scheme including various place names in France, including several Parisian locales, the boulevard is named for the famous Place de la Concorde in Paris, at the foot of the Champs-Élysées in the 8e Arrondissement.Originally named Place Louis XV, it was designed in 1755. During the French Revolution, a guillotine was erected in the renamed Place de la Révolution. 1,343 people lost their heads there, including King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, Lavoisier, and Robespierre. After the Reign of Terror ended, it was renamed the Place de la Concorde in 1830. In 1836, the Luxor Obelisk was erected in the centre of the Place. The square is served by Concorde metro station, on lines 1, 8, and 12 — a sort of "sister station," perhaps.
Note. According to a strict interpretation of French naming rules, this station should be called Concorde, and is sometimes so referred to. It has been suggested that the longer name was proposed in order to avoid confusion with the existing Guy-Concordia station.
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