Place Stanislas — Attraction in Nancy

This is one of the most spectacular public squares in Europe and it's a listed UNESCO World Heritage site. I entered from the south side golden gate on the Hôtel de Ville side (this city hall aka Palais de Stanislas) occupies the entire south side of about 98m in length) and right in the centre of the square is the statue of Stanislas encased in a glass dome! This Square is just breathtakingly handsome with the City Hall covering the entire south side, the Opera House (once the Hôtel de la Reine) to the east side and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy (was originally the Collège de Médicine) is to the west. The northern part of the Square has the Héré Arch, an arch de Triomphe style gate. On the four corners and the east and west sides are golden wrought iron gates with two fountains, the most spectacular of these fountains is the Neptune fountain. The history of this Square is even more intriguing and worth reading about it. Nancy is known as the City of Golden Gates as testament to this Square. Absolutely ten out of ten experience and absolutely suitable for all ages especially young children to wander around this stupendous historical and UNESCO World...

Why does this place have a Polish name? The Polish king Stanisława became the duke of Lorraine by king Louis XV.

He had a love of architecture and modernised Nancy with ornate architecture.

In 1757, Stanisław Leszczyński inaugurated a beautiful architectural complex surrounding the Royal Square. Entirely designed by the architect Emmanuel Héré, this square is today called one of the most beautiful in Europe.

The square is closed with forged gates with gilding by Jean Lamour, in the middle there used to be a statue of Louis XV - demolished during the Great Revolution. Today, there is a statue of Leszczyński founded in 1831 by grateful people of Lorraine, and the square is named after Stanisław - "Place Stanislas", which may be a pleasant surprise for Poles...

What a beautiful place to visit...we visited on our overnight stay just outside the town The town itself looks like any other And then you come to this amazing centre... surrounded by these beautiful buildings...city hall..opera House and museum etc.. The whole square is pedestrianised so you can walk at leisure and soak in the beautiful surroundings... While having a coffee in one of the cafés Or you can explore in different directions. So much to see and enjoy... Beautiful golden gates... beautifully designed and painted fountain The triumphal arc is absolutely magnificent I noticed vendors selling ice cream. Crêpes and waffles just outside the square which seemed to be popular there are public toilets available here...