Highlight • Monument
Fountains of Place de la Concorde
Road cycling
4.6
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Hiking
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Cycling
5.0
(2)
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Paris, rives de la Seine
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Monuments and Highlights
Luxor Obelisk:
Height: 23 m, weight: 220 tons.
Covered in hieroglyphics, with diagrams at the base depicting its transport from Egypt.
Two monumental fountains (1840):
Fountain of the Seas and Fountain of the Rivers, designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, inspired by those of St. Peter's in Rome.
Allegorical statues: Representing French cities (Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes, Brest, Lille, Bordeaux, Rouen).
Rostral columns and historic lampposts surround the square.
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Best routes near Fountains of Place de la Concorde
5.0
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75
riders
25.4km
01:04
110m
110m
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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68
riders
24.9km
01:17
130m
130m
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
71
riders
192km
08:26
1,150m
1,150m
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
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Elevation -10 m
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