 It is lined with palm trees and stone pines, instead of being the rectangular roundabout of sorts it had become over the years.Since its construction, the Place Masséna has always been the spot for great public events.It is used for concerts, and particularly during the summer festivals, the "Corso carnavalesque" (carnival parade) in February, the military procession of 14 July (Bastille Day) or other traditional celebrations and banquets.