Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux

Not to be confused with Place de la Bourse, Brussels.
Place de la Bourse at night with the Miroir d'eau and Bordeaux tramway

The Place de la Bourse ("Stock Exchange Square") is a square in Bordeaux, France, and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the river Garonne, it was a multi-building development designed by the architect Jacques Gabriel and his son Ange-Jacques Gabriel.[1] It is within the historic part of the city that has been recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century.[2]

  1. ^ "Arc! - La Place de la Bourse (La Place Royale)". www.artemisia.no. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ^ "In pictures: New World Heritage sites". BBC News. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2009.