Equestrian statue of Napoleon
Location | Place du Général-de-Gaulle, Rouen, Normandy |
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Designer | Louis Desmarest |
Completion date | 1865 |
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The Statue of Napoleon in the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, Rouen, Normandy was erected in 1865. The equestrian statue was sculpted in bronze by Gabriel-Vital Dubray, and its pedestal was designed by Louis Desmarest.[1] It stands in front of the city hall.[2]
In 1881, during the Third French Republic, the city's administration saw the statue of the emperor as contrary to their values. There were plans to melt it into a new statue of an effigy of the republic, or to remove the man and leave only the horse; these plans did not come to fruition due to lack of funds.[3]
In June 2020, the statue was taken down for repairs. Fractures in the hoof of the horse meant that it could have fallen down.[4] A treasure chest of bronze, silver and gold coins of Napoleon III – Napoleon's nephew and reigning emperor at the time of inauguration – was found inside the pedestal.[1] In September, mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (Socialist) wished to replace it with a statue or work of art dedicated to the recently deceased feminist Gisèle Halimi. The plans were strongly opposed by the leader of the city's opposition, Jean-François Bures.[2] Historian Thierry Lentz, director of the Fondation Napoléon, called the plans "cancel culture" and argued that Napoleon was a benefactor of Rouen, making him more locally relevant than Halimi.[5] In December 2021, a survey of 4,080 residents found that 68% wanted the statue to remain, and the city council said it would respect the result.[6]
Later in December 2021, the statue was registered as a monument historique.[4]
References
- ^ a b Massin, Fabien (23 June 2021). "Rouen. Statue de Napoléon en restauration : un petit trésor découvert à l'intérieur !" [Rouen. Statue of Napoleon in restoration: a small treasure discovered inside!] (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Derouet, Laurent (11 September 2020). "Rouen : le maire voudrait remplacer la statue de Napoléon par une œuvre dédiée à Gisèle Halimi" [Rouen: mayor would like to replace statue of Napoleon with a work dedicated to Gisèle Halimi]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Vadelorge, Loïc (20 March 2015). "Chapitre V. La culture comme rempart". Rouen sous la IIIe République : Politiques et pratiques culturelles (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes. pp. 293–352. ISBN 978-2-7535-2581-8. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Rouen : la statue Napoléon inscrite au titre des monuments historiques" [Rouen: Napoleon statue registered as a monument historique] (in French). France 3. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Lentz, Thierry (27 September 2021). "Statue of Napoleon in Rouen: "It is a question of respecting our history"". Fondation Napoléon. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Lang-Roth, Cédric (13 December 2021). "Rouen : la statue de Napoléon va faire son retour sur le parvis de l'hôtel de ville" [Rouen: statue of Napoleon will make its return to the forecourt of the city hall] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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