Place du Duc d'Orléans

The Place du Duc d'Orléans features a central obelisk of granite, marking the exact spot where the carriage of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, overturned in eighteen forty-two. The Duke, heir to the French throne, died from his injuries hours later in a nearby grocery shop. King Louis Philippe commissioned this commemorative monument to memorialize his son's final moments. It stands as a somber anchor within the quiet greenery of the park, keeping the memory of that fatal accident fixed in place.