The Place de la Concorde will be the host site for four sports, including the newest one added to the Olympic program. Before the Paris Olympics kick off, here is a look at one of the most ...

A protest at Place de la Concorde in Paris began as a jovial scene, but devolved as night fell and violent protesters clashed with the police. By Constant Méheut and Catherine Porter Reporting ...

PARIS — Friday night was a “powerful moment for hip ... much to the dismay of the home crowd cheering her on. Usually the ...

PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - The historic Place de la Concorde marked its debut as an urban sports venue for the Paris Olympics on Sunday, drawing roaring crowds for the women’s skateboarding ...

The competitions will be held at Place de la Concorde, the largest square in Paris, located in the eighth arrondissement at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. In the 18th century ...

Paris – Place de la Concorde in central Paris has been closed to traffic since 1 June. The square is preparing to host urban sports events during the summer Olympics as well as the Opening ...

The event on the Champs Élysées and the Place de la Concorde was the first Paralympics ... form of a balloon which then rose into the Paris night.

In the centre of Paris’s largest public square stands the more than 3,000-year-old Luxor Obelisk, dragged in the 19th century from its temple in Thebes and shipped down the Nile and across the ...