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The Place Royale (, meaning "Royal Square") is a square in 
The square is a ''
Place Royale
{{in lang, fr Buildings and structures in Reims Monuments historiques of Marne (department) Squares in France
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
, France. A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands in its center, commissioned by the city from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (; 26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor whose work was influenced by both baroque and neo-classical trends.
Life
Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to ob ...
and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'"
The square is a ''monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' of France.
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Place Royale
{{in lang, fr Buildings and structures in Reims Monuments historiques of Marne (department) Squares in France