... It was the keystone of the Universal Exposition celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution. With 2 million visitors the first year and almost 6 million people a year today, the Eiffel Tower is a real crowd pleaser. At the crossroads of the entire world, 180 million visitors have come since its construction. It's not surprising when you consider the Eiffel Tower is the monument that best symbolizes Europe. It's also the one tourists prefer. Place de la Concorde is actually a 'square', a small section of the city that just happens to contain statues, a park, and museums and is near the river Seine. The square was dedicated to Louis XV, the statue that erected in his honor was later taken down during the Revolution and a guillotine put in its place. Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI were beheaded here. At the center of the square, its main point is ...

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