Place de la Execution

OK, so it was never called that -- but that was a more realistic name than Place de la Revolution since so many lost their heads on this spot. Today it's the Place de la Concorde.

Note the gap between the buildings in the background: that's Rue Royale which leads to the Madeleine Catholic Church.

Oh, and in the second print the large pedestal to the right of the guillotine and near the entrance to the Tuileries Gardens, once held the statue of Louis XV, which was torn down during the revolution.

during more peaceful days, c. 1900

2018

Anyway, today it's the Place de la Concorde and you definitely put your head on the chopping block when trying to cross it.