Place de la Comédie
The Place de la Comédie is square in Montpellier, Hérault département in southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at 43°36′30″N 3°52′47″E / 43.60833°N 3.87972°ECoordinates: 43°36′30″N 3°52′47″E / 43.60833°N 3.87972°E, where the fortifications of the city were formerly located.
The square is first mentioned in 1755 and is named after a theatre that burned down in 1785 and 1855.
The Place became the focal point of the city when, in the mid-19th century the railway station Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch was built some 200 metres (660 ft) south of it. At that time, a smaller train going to the nearby beach at Palavas-les-Flots also had its provenance on the Place.
At the center of the square is a fountain, the Three Graces, built by sculptor Étienne d'Antoine in 1790. The original piece was placed in the Musée Fabre in 1989, but moved again during the refurbishment of the museum to the Opéra Comédie, which is at the square.
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