The square has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. Unesco or Onuesc in French, used more rarely, means the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The purpose of registration is to have the most visibility and to be globally recognized and respected. On average, there are over a million people who visit it each year. Place Stanislas was crowned “favorite monument of the French” in Stéphane Bern’s program. There are 42 exceptional sites that were competing for the title. Place Stanislas succeeds the citadel and the sacred lion of Belfort in 2020.
Place Stan was previously a large parking lot until 1983, when parking in the square was prohibited. Work amounting to 8 million euros has been undertaken, with the renovation of the facades, the lighting, and the repair of the gates that surround it. The gates and fountains of the square were classified as a historical monument in July 1886. In 2005, for the 250th anniversary of its creation and after two years of work, the “royal” square returned to its original configuration. It is also on this date that the square becomes pedestrianized again.
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