Jackson Square is an urban block park in New Orleans, Louisiana, the original town square of the city, in the colonial era and a landmark in the city's French Quarter. It was Originally designed by architect and landscaper Louis H. Pilié (although he is only given credit for the iron fence), is a city-block sized open park, at the old center of the city ( GPS +29.95748 -090.06310 ). After the Battle of New Orleans it was named after victorious general Andrew Jackson; an equestrian statue of Jackson is in the center of the park. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Combatants United Kingdom United States Commanders Edward Pakenham † John Lambert Andrew Jackson Strength 11,000–14,500 4,000–6,000 Casualties 2,700 71 {{{notes}}} The Battle of New Orleans, also known as the Battle of Chalmette Plantation, took place on January 8, 1815, during the War of 1812... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), first governor of Florida (1821), hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... The equestrian Marcus Aurelius on Capitoline Hill displayed uninterruptedly for eighteen centuries was the prototype of Renaissance equestrian sculptures An equestrian sculpture (from the Latin equus meaning horse) is a statue of a mounted rider. ...

Jackson statue and Saint Louis Cathedral

The square originally overlooked the Mississippi River across Decatur Street, but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the building of larger levees. The riverfront was long given to shipping, but the administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu put in a scenic boardwalk along the river across from the Square; it is known as the "Moon Walk" in his honor. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1927x2495, 1413 KB) Summary St Louis Cathedral and equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, Jackson Square, French Quarter. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1927x2495, 1413 KB) Summary St Louis Cathedral and equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, Jackson Square, French Quarter. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... Maurice Edwin Moon Landrieu (born July 23, 1930) is a former judge, mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, and United States secretary of housing and urban development. ...

On the opposite 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 a minor Basilica by Pope Paul VI. To its left is the Cabildo, the old city hall, now a museum, where the finalization of the Louisiana Purchase was signed. To the Cathedral's right is the Presbytère, built to match the Cabildo. The Presbytère originally housed the city's Roman Catholic priests and authorities, it was then turned into a courthouse at the start of the 19th century, and in the 20th century became a museum. Saint Louis Cathedral Saint Louis Cathedral is the cathedral in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Pope Paul VI (Latin: ), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

On the other two sides of the square are the Pontalba Buildings, matching red-brick block long 4‑story buildings built in the 1840s. The ground floors house shops and restaurants; the upper floors are apartments that are the oldest continuously rented such apartments in North America.

Directly across 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.

From 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, hacks, and dreadful caricaturists. However, in the early 1990's, just as New Orleans' voodoo heritage was becoming known worldwide, artists began to gather to sell their work mostly on the south side of the square along Decatur Street, while tarot card readers began to congregate on the north side on the Place John Paul in front of St. Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere, and the Cabildo. A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...

Live music is a regular feature of the square. Occasional formal concerts are held here, but for a century or more musicians playing for tips have set up in the square, the subject of unending controversy with nearby residents.

Diagonally across the square from the Cabildo is Café du Monde, open 24 hours a day, well known for the café au lait with chicory and beignets served there continuously since the 19th century. The Café du Monde is open 24 hours a day Café du Monde is a famous coffee shop on Decatur Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Café au lait, literally coffee to the milk, is a French coffee drink prepared by mixing coffee and scalded (not steamed) milk. ... Species C. endivia - cultivated endive - wild endive - common chicory Chicory is the common name given to the flowering plants in genus Cichorium of the family Asteraceae. ... A beignet (pronounced ben-YAY, at least in New Orleans) is a pastry made from fried dough and sprinkled with confectioners sugar. ...