Vendôme Column
E797734
The Vendôme Column is a monumental bronze victory column in Paris, originally erected by Napoleon I to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz and modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
victory column ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Colonne Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtUnder | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Columns and entablatures
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Paris ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic victories ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1806 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
French military victories
ⓘ
scenes from the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| designer |
Jacques Gondouin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Lepère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Communards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Paris Commune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1871 ⓘ |
| hasRelief | bronze plates made from captured enemy cannons ⓘ |
| hasStatue | statue of Napoleon in military uniform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 44 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | monument historique of France ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Trajan's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| location | Place Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
stone pedestal ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Trajan's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ministry of Justice of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rue de la Paix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStatue | statue of Napoleon in Roman attire ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| reconstructionOrderedBy | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliefType | spiral bas-relief frieze ⓘ |
| sculptor | Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Napoleonic military glory ⓘ |
| topFeature | statue of Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 1810 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Place Vendôme
subject surface form:
Place Vendôme