6 facts about Paris
- To celebrate the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, the Dome was re-gilded, using 12.65kg of gold leaf
- Pont Neuf is the oldest of the Paris bridges.
- Pont Neuf was the first road in Paris to benefit from pavements separating pedestrians and traffic. It was also the first bridge to be built without houses on it.
- The point of the Luxor obelisk indicated international time, making it the largest sundial in the world.
- There are only a few houses from the middle-ages to be found in Paris. Two of them can be seen in Rue François Miron in the Marais.
- On the southern side of the square, at the beginning of avenue de New York, stands a life-size gilded model of the flame held by the Statue of Liberty in New York. It was a gift to the city for the 100th anniversary of the International Herald Tribune. The flowers on the monument are placed in honour to Lady Diana whose car crushed in the tunnel who runs under the square.