Place Broglie Christkindelsmärik
Through the Christmas trees for sale, you can see some of the stalls of one of the largest Christmas markets in Strasbourg, which opens on the Place Broglie square.  Surrounded by beautiful buildings including the Opera National du Rhin and the Hôtel du Gouverneur Militaire (seen behind the stalls in this frame) in which the military governor of Strasbourg resides.  In the middle of the square stands a sandstone obelisk with a statue paying tribute to General Leclerc and his troops, who liberated Strasbourg in 1944.  

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