Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges
Aerial view of the Place des Vosges
Place des Vosges is located in Paris
Place des Vosges
Shown within Paris
Length140 m (460 ft)
Width140 m (460 ft)
Arrondissement3rd, 4th
QuarterArchives. Arsenal.
Coordinates48°51′20″N 2°21′56″E / 48.85556°N 2.36556°E / 48.85556; 2.36556
Fromrue de Birague, 11 bis
Torue de Béarn, 1
Construction
CompletionJuly 1605

The Place des Vosges (French pronunciation: [plas de voʒ]), originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. It is the oldest square in Paris, just before the Place Dauphine. It is an enclosed square, accessible via a main street on one of its four sides and two streets running beneath pavilions. It was a fashionable and expensive square to live in during the 17th and 18th centuries, and one of the main reasons for the chic nature of Le Marais among the Parisian nobility. Along with the Place des Victoires, Place Dauphine, Place Vendôme and Place de la Concorde, it is one of the five royal squares in Paris.