France Paris Pyramid Square Statue of the Maiden of Orleans
This equestrian statue of Joan of Arc is located in the Place des Pyramides in Paris and was created by French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet (Emmanuel Frémiet,1824-1910). There are many replicas of the statue around the world, mostly in France, while there are three in the United States and one in Australia.
Statue of Saint Joan of Arc, City of Xinon, France
Located in Chinon, France, this sculpture was created by Jules Roulleau in 1893 and weighs 6000 kilograms. This is one of the most impressive memorial statues of Joan of Arc. St. Joan of Arc (French name Sainte Jeanne d'Arc or La Pucelle d'Orléans) (1412-1431) is a national hero of France.
French 19th Century Statue of the Triumph of Salenos
The sculpture, The Triumph of Cellenos, is the work of one of the most iconic French sculptors of the 19th century, Jules Dalou. In this scene of Dionysus carnival, you can see Salenos, the adoptive father of the Greek god Dionysus, riding drunk on a struggling donkey. The figures at the bottom of the sculpture, including a fanatical follower of the female god of wine (Minard), do their best to try to carry Salenos. Dallou did not want his works to be displayed in museums, so the group of sculptures has been housed in the Luxembourg Park in Paris since 1897.
Monument to the Republic of Paris, 1879 National Square Monument
Ten years before the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the city of Paris launched a competition for the Honor Monument of the New Republic located in the east of Paris. The Morris brothers won the competition, and their Republic Monument is now located on Republic Square. But Jules Darrow's project attracted Paris city councilors, who commissioned him to make bronze for the current Place de la Nation. The victory of the Republic opened in 1899. As a fervent republican, Dalloway chose to provide impetus for his monument, leading humanity towards a new golden age.
The plaster statue of the dancer from the Sevres porcelain factory in France
The "Dancer" was made around 1900 at the Sevres Porcelain Factory in France by Agathon Leonard. It is currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution.
Riding statue of Louis XIV
Louis XIV, whose full name is Louis de Bourbon, is known as the Sun King. He was the king of the French Bourbon dynasty and reigned from 1643 to 1715.. He was the longest-serving monarch in French history and one of the most powerful in European history. The statue is located in Piazza Belle Cure in the center of Lyon, France. The first statue, built in 1713, was destroyed during the French Revolution in 1793 to make cannons. In 1825, the statue was placed in the square.
Marble statue of Armand-Jean-di Plessy de Richelieu in the city of Ambwaz, France
The statue was created by Henry Alua (1844-1929) and was completed in 1895. The statue is 3.5 meters high and depicts Richelieu standing on a base with four reliefs holding a book. His full name was Armand-Jean-di Plessy de Richelieu, also known simply as Richelieu, or Cardinal, because he was a cardinal and wore a red robe. He was the first Duke Richelieu of Bourbon and Prime Minister of Louis XIII. He had a great influence on the centralization and foreign policy of France.
