33-897: Jackson Square may refer to: Jackson Square (New Orleans) , public square in Louisiana, U.S. Jackson Square, San Francisco , neighborhood in California, U.S. Jackson Square , district of Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood in Massachusetts, U.S. Jackson Square station , public transit station Jackson Square Park (Manhattan) , in New York, U.S. Lloyd D. Jackson Square , commercial complex in Ontario, Canada Jackson Square (album) , 2008 music album by Arkells Jackson Square (Salt Lake City) , Utah Topics referred to by
66-641: A place d'armes . Following the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, the Spanish officials rebuilt the St. Louis Church (elevated to cathedral in 1793) in 1789 and the town hall (known as the Cabildo ) in 1795. Following the 1815 Battle of New Orleans , during the first half of the 19th century, the former military plaza was renamed Jackson Square, for the battle's victorious General Jackson . In
99-593: A new legislative body. On 3 November 1795, the Directory was established. Under this system, France was led by a bicameral Parliament, consisting of an upper chamber called the Council of Elders (with 250 members) and a lower chamber called the Council of Five Hundred (with, accordingly, 500 members), and a collective Executive of five members called the Directory (from which the historical period gets its name). Due to internal instability, caused by hyperinflation of
132-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jackson Square (New Orleans) Jackson Square , formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans , Louisiana . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as
165-600: Is roughly the size of a city block (GPS +29.9575 -90.0630). Sculptor Clark Mills' equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (a recasting of the Washington, D.C., statue ), hero of the Battle of New Orleans and seventh U.S. president for whom the former military parade ground was named, was erected in 1856. Iron fences, walkways, benches, and Parisian-style landscaping remain intact from the original design by Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba , in 1851. She also built
198-645: The French Republic (French: République française ), was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution . The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoléon Bonaparte , although the form of government changed several times. This period was characterised by the downfall and abolition of the French monarchy , the establishment of
231-611: The Louisiana Purchase was signed. To the cathedral's right is the Presbytère , built to match the Cabildo. The Presbytère was initially planned for housing the city's Roman Catholic priests and other church officials. At the start of the 19th century, it was adapted as a courthouse, and in the 20th century it became a museum. The Place d'Armes was the site for public execution of criminals and rebellious slaves during
264-516: The Mississippi River across Decatur Street , but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the construction of higher levees . The riverfront was long devoted to shipping docks. The 20th-century administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu installed a scenic boardwalk on top of the levee to reconnect the city to the river; it is known as the "Moon Walk" in his honor, and has since been expanded and paved. The space between Decatur Street and
297-877: The National Convention and the Reign of Terror , the Thermidorian Reaction and the founding of the Directory , and, finally, the creation of the Consulate and Napoleon's rise to power. Under the Legislative Assembly , which was in power before the proclamation of the First Republic, France was engaged in war with Prussia and Austria . In July 1792, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick , commanding general of
330-626: The Pontalba Buildings , which flank the old square . The flagpole, symbolizing the 1803 ceremonial transfers from Spain to France and then from France to the United States , reflects Louisiana's rich colonial history. During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) repainted façades, renovated buildings, and improved landscaping in and around the park. In 1971, the pedestrian zone in
363-473: The September Massacres . As a result of the spike in public violence and the political instability of the constitutional monarchy, a party of six members of France's Legislative Assembly was assigned the task of overseeing elections. The resulting Convention was founded with the dual purpose of abolishing the monarchy and drafting a new constitution. The convention's first act was to establish
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#1732775658452396-401: The "Moon Walk" is designated as " Washington Artillery Park". On the north side of the square are three 18th-century historic buildings, which were the city's heart in the colonial era. The center of the three is St. Louis Cathedral . The cathedral was designated as a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI . To its left is the Cabildo , the old city hall, now a museum, where the final version of
429-688: The 1840s. The ground floors house shops and restaurants; the upper floors are apartments, the oldest continuously rented apartments in North America. Diagonally across Decatur Street upriver from Jackson Square is the Jax Brewery building, the original home of a favorite local beer. After the company ceased to operate independently, the building was converted into several businesses, including restaurants and specialty shops. In recent years, some retail space has been converted into luxury condominiums. Diagonally across Decatur Street downriver from
462-537: The 18th and early 19th centuries. After the 1811 German Coast Uprising , three slaves were hanged here. The heads of some of the executed rebels were put on the city's gates. (The same thing happened in St. Charles Parish , and a third slave-trial tribunal was held in St. John the Baptist Parish .) In the Reconstruction Era , Jackson Square served as an arsenal. During the insurrection following
495-422: The 1920s through the 1980s the square was famous as a gathering place of painters of widely varying talents, including proficient professionals, talented young art students, amateurs, and caricaturists . The 1960s and 1970s saw the beginnings of the square as a place of business for New Age and pagan devotees telling fortunes and reading palms and tarot cards. They sit on St. Ann or St. Peter street, alongside of
528-614: The Austro–Prussian Army, issued his Brunswick Manifesto , threatening the destruction of Paris should any harm come to King Louis XVI of France . This foreign threat exacerbated France's political turmoil amid the French Revolution and deepened the passion and sense of urgency among the various factions. In the insurrection of 10 August 1792 , citizens stormed the Tuileries Palace , killing six hundred of
561-724: The Committee of Public Safety instated a policy of terror, and perceived enemies of the republic began to be executed by guillotine at an ever-increasing rate. This began a period which is known today as the Reign of Terror . Despite growing discontent with the National Convention as a ruling body, in June the Convention drafted the Constitution of 1793 , which was ratified by popular vote in early August. However,
594-514: The Committee of Public Safety was seen as an "emergency" government, and the rights guaranteed by the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the new constitution were suspended under its control. The constitution of the republic did not provide for a formal head of state or a head of government. It could be discussed whether the head of state would have been the president of
627-583: The French First Republic and officially strip the king of all political powers. Louis XVI , by then a private citizen bearing his family name of Capet , was subsequently put on trial for crimes of high treason starting in December 1792. On 16 January 1793 he was convicted, and on 21 January, he was executed. Throughout the winter of 1792 and spring of 1793, Paris was plagued by food riots and mass hunger. The new Convention did little to remedy
660-549: The King's Swiss guards and insisting on the removal of the king. A renewed fear of counterrevolutionary action prompted further violence, and in the first week of September 1792, mobs of Parisians broke into the city's prisons. They killed over half of the prisoners, including nobles, clergymen, and political prisoners, but also common criminals, such as prostitutes and petty thieves. Many victims were murdered in their cells: raped, stabbed, and/or slashed to death. This became known as
693-651: The National Assembly under international law. However, this changed every two weeks and was therefore not formative. After the arrest and execution of Robespierre on 28 July 1794, the Jacobin club was closed, and the surviving Girondins were reinstated. A year later, the National Convention adopted the Constitution of the Year III . They reestablished freedom of worship, began releasing large numbers of prisoners, and most importantly, initiated elections for
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#1732775658452726-639: The Sand ", Joseph Sisko ( Brock Peters ) reveals that he met his first wife Sarah ( Deborah Lacey ) in Jackson Square. Jackson Square is one of the most important locations that can be visited in the computer game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers . The park is a crucial site, with much of the game's action focusing on it and a number of characters making their appearance there. In the 2017 novel Poisoned Tears , by Honduran author J. H. Bográn, one of
759-426: The center of the park stands an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson erected in 1856, one of four identical statues in the U.S. by the sculptor Clark Mills . The statue was dedicated in a grand ceremony on Saturday, February 9, 1856. The square also has four slightly older statues, neoclassical representations of personifications of the four seasons, one near each corner of the square. The square originally overlooked
792-699: The disputed 1872 gubernatorial election , in March 1873, it was the site of the Battle of Jackson Square. A several-thousand-man militia under John McEnery , the Democratic claimant to the office of the Governor , defeated the New Orleans militia, seizing control of the state's buildings and armory for a few days. They retreated before the arrival of Federal forces, which temporarily re-established order. From
825-407: The paper monies (" Assignats "), and French military disasters in 1798 and 1799, the Directory lasted only four years, until overthrown in 1799. The French Consulate era began with the coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799. Members of the Directory itself planned the coup, indicating clearly the failing power of the Directory. Napoleon Bonaparte was a co-conspirator in the coup and became head of
858-465: The park. The section of Chartres St. which comprises the parvis of Saint Louis Cathedral, the Presbytère, and the Cabildo is shared by visitors and artists, musicians, and varied street performers, such as jugglers and magicians. The performers generally work for tips . On the other two sides of the square are the Pontalba Buildings , matching red-brick, block-long, four‑story buildings built in
891-611: The park. Jackson Square has been filmed in numerous television shows and movies. Among these are the films Angel Heart , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , King Creole, and television series K-Ville , Treme , Memphis Beat and The Originals . It is the setting of an early scene in the graphic novel Polly and the Pirates by Ted Naifeh . In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Image in
924-629: The problem until late spring of 1793, occupied instead with matters of war. Finally, on 6 April 1793, the Convention created the Committee of Public Safety , and was given a monumental task: "To deal with the radical movements of the Enragés , food shortages and riots, the revolt in the Vendée and in Brittany , recent defeats of its armies, and the desertion of its commanding general." Most notably,
957-425: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jackson Square . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson_Square&oldid=1105449851 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
990-681: The site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase . In 2012 the American Planning Association designated Jackson Square as one of the Great Public Spaces in the United States. Jackson Square was designed after the famous 17th-century Place des Vosges in Paris , France , by the architect and landscape architect Louis H. Pilié . Jackson Square
1023-564: The square is Café du Monde , open 24 hours a day. Part of the historic French Market , it is known for its café au lait , prepared with chicory , and for its beignets , served there continuously since the Civil War days. Jackson Square has been the site of hundreds of live music events. Every year, the square hosts the French Quarter Festival and Caroling in Jackson Square. Occasionally, formal concerts are given in
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1056-462: The vicinity of Jackson Square was created, when three surrounding streets were closed to vehicular traffic—Chartres, St. Peter, and St. Ann. Early French colonial New Orleans was centered on what was then called the Place d'Armes ( lit. ' weapons’ square ' ). Under Spanish colonial administration in the second half of the 18th century, the name was Plaza de Armas , which also means
1089-637: The victims of the novel's serial killer is found in Jackson Square. On Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '17 with Ryan Seacrest , Jackson Square rings in the new year for the first time during the broadcast with the Fleur-de-lis drop at midnight Central Time (1:00 a.m. ET in New York's Times Square). French First Republic In the history of France , the First Republic ( French : Première République ), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France , and officially
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