Photos of Place Masséna

Place Masséna is one of the more lively squares in Nice. It was built around the 1730s and now connects the old town and the new town of Nice. The northern half of the square is rectangular and the southern half is semi-circular. The ground is made of black and white stones to form a lattice shape, with 36 stone pine trees in the middle. There are tourist information offices, a central bus stop, banks, shops, Lafayette department stores, and numerous restaurants and cafés on both sides of the square. You can also see many street performers performing in the square, and there are street performances or float parades in the evening. There is a large fountain on the square, the bronze decoration on the fountain symbolizes the major planets of the solar system, and the seven sculptures designed by the Spanish artist Jaume Plensa: "Conversation à Nice" representing seven continents.