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Place de la République, Strasbourg

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The Place de la République is a square (four sides of identical lengths) surrounding a circular public garden crossed by a north-west and a south-east axis. The area was originally occupied by a section of the city walls, which were demolished after the
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Ancien bâtiment ministériel (ouest), actuellement Direction régionale des impôts, Direction des services fiscaux du Bas-Rhin (4 place de la République), Trésorerie générale de la région Alsace et du département du Bas-Rhin (25 avenue des
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Ancien palais de la Diète d'Alsace-Lorraine, actuellement Ecole supérieure d'Art dramatique, Conservatoire de musique et Théâtre national de Strasbourg
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The building now housing the Théâtre national de Strasbourg (TNS) was originally built as the seat of the Parliament (
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in a radically different Neorenaissance style than Hermann Eggert's, and built in 1888–1889. It is classified as a
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Ancienne bibliothèque impériale, universitaire et régionale, Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg
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The former Imperial Palace is surrounded by its own garden, which is separated from the square by a monumental
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was located on grounds near to the river; it is assumed to be the place where the Jews of Strasbourg
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The Place de la République and the Grande Île city center are connected by the stone arch bridge
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Ancien Palais impérial allemand ou Kaiserpalatz, dit Palais du Rhin
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spiral, the monument to those who live") by Luxembourgish artist
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Préfecture de la région Grand-Est et du département du Bas-Rhin
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Ancien bâtiment ministériel (est), Préfecture du Bas-Rhin
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One of the main squares of the city of Strasbourg, France
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As of 2017, the Place de la République is served by the
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Center and east side of the square (then still called
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between Germany and France. The memorial replaces an
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The Place de la République was designed by architect
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Lebert, L.; Giesi, A.; Giraud, P. (September 2000).
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Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC)
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Index


St. Paul's Church
University palace
Republic
German
squares
Strasbourg
Préfecture
Grand Est
Bas-Rhin
tax center
monuments historiques

Franco-Prussian War
Jewish cemetery
were burned at the stake in 1349
Jean-Geoffroy Conrath
Reichsland period
Neustadt
Grande Île city center
Ill
Ginkgo biloba
Emperor Meiji
German counterpart
Wilhelm II
purple beech and a fern-leaf beech
War memorial
Léon-Ernest Drivier
Strasbourg's History
equestrian statue

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