The king was executed in what was then called Place de la Révolution.
Last Saturday night, Virginie, a very pretty teenage girl I know, was invited to an exciting party with a few other girls from her school. But her best friend, a girl from a grand old family, the kind where the children still call their parents vous, was not allowed to go. It was the anniversary of the death of King Louis XVI.
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Almost the same spot today, looking toward the Hotel Crillon (far left), Automobile Club, and the French Navy Ministry