The Devil Wears Prada: film trails in Paris

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Discover where the film was shot.

Follow the Paris Film Trails and explore famous or little-known parts of the city that have featured in classic and recent movies. Over 650 film shoots take place in Paris each year, and some 4,000 different outside locations have been used. The Film Trails are pocket guides for lovers of Paris and the cinema.

Report by Mission Cinéma - Mairie de Paris - www.cinema.paris.fr

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Photos and film poster © Twentieth Century Fox

Setting 4: Place de la Concorde

The fashion shows are over. Andy has had one of the most intense experiences of her short career, but she realizes that her adventure in the fashion world is finished and decides to make a fresh start.

The setting Designed by Jacques-Ange Gabriel in honour of Louis XV and built between 1755 and 1775, Place de la Concorde was a focal point of the French Revolution. The largest square in Paris (84,000 square metres), it is ringed by eight statues facing towards the French cities they represent. In the centre stands the 3,300 year-old pink granite obelisk of Luxor, a gift made by the Viceroy of Egypt to France in 1830. The magnificent Fountain of the Rivers and Fountain of the Seas, situated on either side of the obelisk, celebrate river and maritime navigation respectively. When this prestigious square is lit up at nightfall, it becomes a supreme symbol of the City of Light.

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