The
Place Broglie
(
Brojel
in
Alsatian German
) is one of the main
squares
of the city of
Strasbourg
in the
French
departement of
Bas-Rhin
.
The square is located on the
Grande Ile
, the ancient city center, and has an elongated rectangular shape that is some 275 metres (902 ft) long and 50 metres (160 ft) wide. It is notable for its prestigious surroundings: the
Opera House
, the
City Hall
, the
Governor's Palace
, the
Prefect's Palace
, the Strasbourg building of the
Banque de France
and the historic
Mess building
. Civilian architecture includes
Renaissance
(n° 2),
Rococo
(n°12),
Art Nouveau
(n° 1),
Historicism
(n° 22) and
Half-timbered
Alsatian style (n° 15). At the westernmost point of the square, close to the bridge
Pont du Theatre
leading to the
Neustadt
stands the ″
Janus
fountain″ (
fontaine de Janus
), designed by
Tomi Ungerer
and inaugurated in 1988, for the 2000th anniversary of the first mention of
Argentoratum
.
[1]
At the site of the current Banque de France building (a grand
Louis XV style
edifice from 1925?1927) once stood the birthplace of
Charles de Foucauld
as well as the house of
Philippe-Frederic de Dietrich
where
Rouget de l'Isle
reportedly sang the
Marseillaise
for the first time. These former houses and notable events are commemorated on the facade by a set of
plaques
.
A monument by
Georges Saupique
close to the Opera House (a
sandstone
obelisk
adorned with
bronze
statues) commemorates
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
and the
Liberation of Strasbourg
. It was inaugurated in 1951.
[2]
A statue of
Francois Christophe de Kellermann
by
Leon-Alexandre Blanchot
(1935) stands nearby.
[3]
A monument to the Marseillaise, a work by
Alfred Marzolff
(1922) is located next to the city hall.
[4]
The Place Broglie is a stop on the
Strasbourg tramway
, which is served by lines B, C and E.
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