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The Place des Vosges, originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris. Henry IV had it built from 1605 to 1612, and it opened in 1612 with a grand carrousel celebrating the engagement of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. It is a true square of 140 by 140 metres in the Marais, on the line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, enclosed and reached by one main street and two streets running beneath pavilions. It is one of the five royal squares of Paris.
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It is the oldest planned square in Paris, first called the Place Royale.
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