Napoleon statue – Bataille de Craonne 1814
The Aisne Tourist Board commissioned the creation of Napoleon statue to commemorate the Battle of Craonne, which took place on March 7, 1814
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La Danse sculpture – Facade Opéra Garnier
La Danse by Carpeaux, one of the sculptures adorning the Opéra Garnier facade, was considered indecent in the 19th century as it represents naked dancers
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Monument des Marie-Louise – Ferme de Hurtebise
The Monument des Marie-Louise is located by the Ferme d’Hurtebise on the Chemin des Dames in the Aisne and commemorates the Battles of 1814 and 1914
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Pointe du Raz in Cornouaille
Pointe du Raz, Raz Beg ar in Breton, a rugged promontory and the westernmost point of France, is listed as a Grand Site of France and draws in over a million visitors each year
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Notre-Dame-du-Port Basilica – Clermont-Ferrand
Notre-Dame-du-Port Basilica in Clermont-Ferrand, one of 10 ‘Major’ Romanesque churches of Basse-Auvergne, strikes by its rich ornamentation and architecture
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Fontaine aux Lions de Nubie
The Fontaine aux Lions de Nubie was relocated from Place de la République to the former Paris cattle market, now redeveloped into Parc de la Villette
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Buried Bicycle – Parc de la Villette
The Buried Bicycle – Bicyclette Ensevelie is a contemporary sculpture representing bicycle parts partially buried in the lawn of the Parc de la Villette
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont destroyed village – Verdun
Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the Meuse, a village that was completely destroyed during WWI, but was never rebuilt and kept in its war state as a memorial
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Sacred Way – Voie Sacrée – Verdun
The historic Sacred Way – Voie Sacrée was the main communication road to the front and the logistics and strategic center of the Battle of Verdun during WWI
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Notre-Dame-de-France – Puy-en-Velay
Notre-Dame-de-France statue, a monumental Virgin overlooking Le Puy-en-Velay in Auvergne, and cast from the bronze of the canons seized at Sebastopol
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Ecoute – The Listener sculpture – Les Halles
Ecoute – The Listener, a 70-ton sculpture of a man’s head by the French artist Henri Miller, placed in 1986 on Place René Cassin near St-Eustache Church and Halles
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Fontaine Saint Julien le Pauvre – Square Viviani
The Fontaine Saint Julien le Pauvre, situated within Square Viviani, features a contemporary allegorical sculpture portraying St. Julian the Hospitaller
