2024

STATUE OF VERCINGÉTORIX

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Commissioned by Napoleon III, the statue stands 6.60 m high on a 7 m plinth ... Read more
 Alise-Sainte-Reine, 21150
2024

THE STATUE OF BONAPARTE

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François Jouffroy the sculptor chose bronze to celebrate the Emperor. The statue was casted in 1857. Bonaparte is represented: second lieutenant of a company of bombers. The bas-reliefs evoke the splendour of his existence: the Arcola Bridge, the coronation, a session at the council ... and, of course, his stay in Auxonne. This is where he acquired his military training.

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 Auxonne, 21130