Place Royale, Reims

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Place Royale

North view of the Place Royale, with Reims Cathedral showing in the background
Coordinates	49°15′20″N 04°02′03″E / 49.25556°N 4.03417°E / 49.25556; 4.03417

The Place Royale (French pronunciation: [plas ʁwajal], meaning "Royal Square") is a square in Reims, France. A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands in its center, commissioned by the city from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'"^[1]

The square is a monument historique of France.^[2]