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The square was originally named the [[Place des Vosges|Place Royale]] by [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], who oversaw the design of its 36 pavilions. The king had requested perfect symmetry, four arcades and two rows of high windows for each pavilion. The square obliterated the field where, some decades before, [[Henry II of France|Henri II]] had suffered a mortal wound in a jousting tournament and died in a building nearby. With the advent of the [[French Revolution|Revolution]], it was no longer acceptable to carry a name honoring royalty, and the square underwent several name-changes before, in 1792, settling upon a name to honor the regiment of volunteers from the Vosges who came to save the Republic.*<br> | The square was originally named the [[Place des Vosges|Place Royale]] by [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], who oversaw the design of its 36 pavilions. The king had requested perfect symmetry, four arcades and two rows of high windows for each pavilion. The square obliterated the field where, some decades before, [[Henry II of France|Henri II]] had suffered a mortal wound in a jousting tournament and died in a building nearby. With the advent of the [[French Revolution|Revolution]], it was no longer acceptable to carry a name honoring royalty, and the square underwent several name-changes before, in 1792, settling upon a name to honor the regiment of volunteers from the Vosges who came to save the Republic.*<br> | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Since the historian doesn't want to be specific about what the Republic was saved from, I'm going to let you pick your preference from the following list: [[Austria]]ns, Martians, Zombie Hordes. | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Since the historian doesn't want to be specific about what the Republic was saved from, [[Shaun Hastings|I]]'m going to let [[Helix initiate|you]] pick your preference from the following list: [[Austria]]ns, [[Mars|Martians]], Zombie Hordes. | ||
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Revision as of 13:29, 28 October 2016
The square was originally named the Place Royale by Henry IV, who oversaw the design of its 36 pavilions. The king had requested perfect symmetry, four arcades and two rows of high windows for each pavilion. The square obliterated the field where, some decades before, Henri II had suffered a mortal wound in a jousting tournament and died in a building nearby. With the advent of the Revolution, it was no longer acceptable to carry a name honoring royalty, and the square underwent several name-changes before, in 1792, settling upon a name to honor the regiment of volunteers from the Vosges who came to save the Republic.*
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* Since the historian doesn't want to be specific about what the Republic was saved from, I'm going to let you pick your preference from the following list: Austrians, Martians, Zombie Hordes.