Statue of Stanislaus in Front of Hôtel de Ville de Nancy
So the story behind Place Stanislas is that the king of Poland Stanislaus was exiled and he ended up in France because his son-in-law happens to be King Louis XV. Because of his connection to the king of France, he was made duke of Nancy and he set about building Nancy into a royal city. One of his crowning achievements is the construction of Place Stanislas, which is supposedly dedicated to his son-in-law King Louis VI. Maybe it didn’t have that name before but it would have been strange to dedicate a square to the king with your name on it. The square is now one of the main attractions of the city of Nancy.
Statue of Stanislaus at Place Stanislas
The square is surrounded by magnificent buildings, a royal opera, city hall, and then modern hotels. The square appears to be nice place to people watch and they know it. There are tables laid out outside the buildings. I think it would be nice to have lunch of dinner here if it weren’t for it being winter time. I still see people having breakfast here. At the very center of the square is a statue of the man himself, Stanislaus. It isn’t very large but it is there. They also put up the Christmas tree near the statue as well.
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