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Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
| Site number: | 229 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 1752 -1756 | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1983 | |
| Location: | Europe, France, Lorraine Region, Département of Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
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| Description: | Nancy was the temporary residence of a king (Stanislas Leszczynski, later Duke of Lorraine) without a kingdom. Ironically, the site is the oldest as well as the most typical instance of a modern capital where an open-minded monarch demonstrated sensitivity to the public’s needs. The architect Héré and his talented team built the place between 1752 and 1756; his carefully envisioned project accomplished in creating a capital that both enhanced the sovereign's prestige and was also functional. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | |
| The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan', is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. Since 1983, the architectural ensemble comprising the Place Stanislas and the extension of its axis, the Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/229 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |