Formerly known as Lee Circle, the roundabout that connects New Orleans’s Central Business District and the Lower Garden District was originally named Tivoli Circle and consecrated as a park in 1807. The original name derives from the legendary beauty of the centuries-old gardens in Lazio, Italy and is usually associated with public garden parks in Europe. In 1884, a monument was erected to Confederate General Robert E. Lee by the Robert E. Lee Monumental Association and the location’s name was changed to Lee Circle.

In 2017, Mayor Mitch Landreau ordered the removal of the monument from the 60 foot tall pedestal along with three other Confederate monuments across the city. New Orleans city council voted to give the circle two names in 2022. The circle itself retains the historic name, Tivoli Circle, while the grassy park area within was renamed Harmony Circle.

Free and Open to the Public

Paid street parking is available on Howard Avenue and Andrew Higgins Boulevard as well as throughout the Central Business District.

There is some wheelchair accessible parking available along the street and there is a crosswalk on the river side of St. Charles Avenue that provides access to the park at the center of the circle.

Installation located at the top of the pedestal and around the plinth.