Home to the Luxor Obelisk, an Egyptian obelisk which is over 3,300 years old. The Place itself was created in 1772 and was the site of the execution of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette and about 1,300 other people during the French Revolution. Although "Place" in French means "Square", is is actually in the shape of an octagon! It lies at the western end of the Tuileries.