Place Vendôme

Paris · Landmark

The Place Vendôme, originally the Place Louis-le-Grand, and later the Place Internationale, is a public square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de la Paix. Its regular architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and pedimented screens canted across the corners give the rectangular Place Vendôme the aspect of an octagon.

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Country: Paris · Landmark
Latitude: 48.87° N
Longitude: 2.33° E

Which way is Place Vendôme from…

From London, Place Vendôme lies at 148° to the south-east, 342 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	342 km
New York	54° north-east	5,835 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,053 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,107 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,503 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,367 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Almost on the straight line between the Musée d’Orsay and the Palais Garnier, the Place Vendôme lies north of the museum: 14°, 0.9 km away, while the opera house is at 16°. So from the Palais Garnier, aim south, at 199°, 0.5 km. From the Louvre it is north-west, at 327°, 0.9 km, and from La Madeleine, south-east, at 127°, 0.5 km.