One of the main squares of Paris. The column itself was melted down from the cannons of the defeated opponents - see on the Internet who they were. But if we abstract, there are many interesting buildings and other things here. worthy of attention. By the way, the Ritz hotel, from which Princess Diana left on her last journey, is located right here...
The Vendome Column (French: la colonne Vendôme) is the Parisian "column of Victories" (former name) The Grand Army on the Place Vendome in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, erected by decree of Napoleon I on January 1, 1806, in memory of the victories he won in the campaign of 1805. It was built from August 25, 1806 to August 15, 1810.