When and where was Maximilien Robespierre executed?

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Eighteenth-century painted portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre wearing a brown striped coat, high collar, and white cravat, set against a plain background. — Maximilien Robespierre One of the leading figures of the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre.

Maximilien Robespierre was executed by guillotine on July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, Year II). The execution took place at the Place de la Révolution, which is known today as the Place de la Concorde, in Paris.123