Place Kléber
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The Place Kléber (Kleberplatz in German) is the central square of Strasbourg, France. As the largest square at the center of Strasbourg, in the heart of the city's commercial area, it was named after French revolutionary general Jean-Baptiste Kléber, born in Strasbourg in 1753. In the square is a statue of Kléber, under which is a vault containing his remains. On the north side of the square is the Aubette (Orderly Room), built by Blondel in 1765–1772.
Located in Strasbourg's historic center, the Grande Île ("Large Island"), the area was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988, the first time such an honor was placed on an entire city center.[1]
History
The first name of the Place Kléber was Barfüsserplatz ('Square of the Barefoot Nuns' in
During German occupation in 1940–1944, the place was renamed after Karl Roos, a local ethnically German politician executed by French authorities in 1940 on the charges of espionage for Germany.
The Aubette
The
In 2006, after a long and careful restoration, the inner decoration of the Aubette, made in the 1920s by
The statue of Kléber
After his assassination in 1800 in
The statue, designed by Philippe Grass, was finally completed in 1838.
The Christmas tree
Traditionally, a huge fir tree (30 m) coming from the
References
- ^ "Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 17 October 2021.