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Monument de la France Renaissante
the bronze statue on the left was designed
by Holger Wederkinch in 1930
to represent Joan of Arc...
it was believed to be too
warrior in design
and
was renamed Monument de la France Renaissante.
recast in bronze and donated to Paris in 1948.
moved to present location on
Ile aux Cygnes island
beside the Pont Bir Hakeim
near the Eiffel Tower
in 1958
...
gilded bronze statue of Joan of Arc
by Emmanuel Frémiet
in 1874
located at Place des Pyramides
...
gilded statue is a familiar sight
to anyone walking to the
French Market in New Orleans.
the replica of the Frémiet statue
was a gift from France
installed in 1972
after being in storage for 14 years