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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
Geography. With a land area of 1.601 km 2 (0.618 sq mi; 396 acres), the 4th arrondissement is the third smallest arrondissement in the city.. It is bordered to the west by the 1st arrondissement, to the north by the 3rd, to the east by the 11th and 12th, and to the south by the Seine and the 5th.
Map showing the twelve original arrondissements as of 1795. The surrounding grey area shows the size of Paris after expansion in 1860. On 11 October 1795, Paris was divided into twelve arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east, with the numbers 1–9 situated on the Right Bank of the Seine and the numbers 10–12 on the Left Bank.
The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans ( French: Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the Vieux Carré ("Old Square" in English), a central square. The district is more commonly called the ...
Place du Châtelet. Coordinates: 48°51′27.5″N 2°20′50.5″E. / 48.857639°N 2.347361°E / 48.857639; 2.347361. The Place du Châtelet ( French pronunciation: [plas dy ʃɑtlɛ]) is a public square in Paris, on the right bank of the river Seine, on the borderline between the 1st and 4th arrondissements. It lies at the north end ...
The Place de la République ( French pronunciation: [plas də la ʁepyblik]; English: Republic Square; known until 1879 as the Place du Château d'Eau, [plas dy ʃɑto do]) is a square in Paris, located on the border between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements. The square has an area of 3.4 ha (8.4 acres). [1] [2] Named after the First ...
2 July 1880. The Place de la Nation (formerly the Place du Trône, subsequently the Place du Trône-Renversé during the French Revolution) is a circle on the eastern side of Paris, between the Place de la Bastille and the Bois de Vincennes, on the border of the 11th and 12th arrondissements. Widely known for having the most active guillotines ...
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions ( French: régions, singular région [ʁeʒjɔ̃] ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe ), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status). [1]