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Equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Versailles)

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First erected in the cour d'honneur of the Palace of Versailles, it was dismantled in February 2006 on the occasion of the reconstruction of the royal gate of this courtyard. The restoration, costing 500,000
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There is also another equestrian statue in Versailles, in marble, commissioned by Louis XIV in 1671 from the sculptor and architect
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Elsewhere in France, there are other equestrian statues dedicated to King Louis XIV, such as the
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in 1838. The proportions of the statues of the horse and the king are slightly different.
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in Paris and which was ultimately never built, was finished. The rider is the work of
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Two Venetian Sculptures in the Collections of the Louvre Museum.
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48°48′12″N 2°07′33″E / 48.80333°N 2.12583°E / 48.80333; 2.12583
Palace of Versailles
Versailles
Yvelines
Cartellier
Petitot
Crozatier
Statue
Bronze
bronze
equestrian statue
King of France
Louis XIV
Place d'Armes
Palace of Versailles
cour d'honneur
Pierre Cartellier
Louis XV
Louis XVIII
Place de la Concorde
Louis Petitot
Charles Crozatier
euros
Avenue de Paris
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
gardens of Versailles
equestrian statue
Place des Victoires
Place Bellecour

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