Place des Quinconces

The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is among the largest city squares in Europe (approximately 63 ac or 25.6 ha[1][2][circular reference]).

The two 21-metre (69 ft) rostral columns facing the Garonne were erected by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau in 1829.

Felix Sharpantie and Gustav Debri created the sculpture groups with the latter responsible for the sea horses.

[5][7] During the 1942 German occupation of France in World War II, the Nazis removed the statues from the fountain to make cannons[4][3] and destroyed other parts of the monument.

[4][3] The names of deputies to the National Convention executed during the Terror who hailed from the Gironde department were added in 1989.