Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux

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.