Arles, France: Place de la République

Here's the center of the city of Arles: Place de la Républiqu.That obelisk in the middle certainly has had its ups and downs over the years. 

The monument dates back to the 4th century, and has no inscription. Constantine II ordered it place there, and that's where it stayed ... until it fell and broke sometime in the sixth century.

But the obelisk wasn't dead yet, in historical terms. The parts were rediscovered in 1389, and the leaders of Arles took almost 300 years to figure out what to do with it. Finally, on March 26, 1676, after a little work, it went back up. 

The square has plenty of activity in it at all times. The attractive Town Hall is in the photo to the right, and a couple of churches are located there too. 

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