Place Stanislas
One of Europe's most beautiful squares, ringed by gilded wrought-iron gates and fountains around the town hall. It is an 18th-century urban-planning masterpiece and a World Heritage Site.
The square was built in 1752–1756 by Stanislas Leszczyński, the exiled King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine, and designed by architect Emmanuel Héré. Its sides are palaces with uniform façades, including the town hall, the art museum and the opera house. Its four corners are fitted with gilded wrought-iron gates by Jean Lamour and fountains of Neptune and Amphitrite. In 1983 it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site together with Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance. It is open free of charge all day. In summer evenings, buildings are lit up in a projection light show, and the surrounding cafés are good places to sit and watch the crowds. It is about a 10-minute walk from Nancy railway station.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
- Arc Héré
- Place de la Carrière
- Place d'Alliance
- Nancy Cathedral
- Basilique Saint-Epvre
- Marché Central de Nancy
- Palais des Ducs de Lorraine – Musée Lorrain