Place Vendôme Column
Address: | Place Vendôme Paris, France, 75001 |
District: | 1st Arrondissement |
Built in: | 1810 |
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The column at the center of the beautiful quasi-octagonal square (Place Vendôme) was cast from over 1,000 Austrian cannons and supposed to commemorate Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz. Architects: Jacques Gondoin and Jean-Baptiste Lepère.