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Place Masséna
Other4.6 · 11 876≈ 45 minFree entry
Place Masséna is the vibrant main historic square of Nice, laid out in the 1820s in elegant Italianate neoclassical style. The sprawling pedestrian square is framed by distinctive red-ochre arcaded facades and paved with an eye-catching black-and-white geometric checkerboard pattern. Landmarks include the majestic Sun Fountain crowned by a marble statue of Apollo and Jaume Plensa's seven illuminated resin figures representing the continents.
Highlights
- Central public square of Nice famed for its red-ochre Italianate neoclassical arcades
- Monumental Fontaine du Soleil dominated by a seven-meter marble statue of Apollo
- Jaume Plensa's seven illuminated resin figures perched high on poles representing continents
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