Monuments in France

This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

This unassuming sculpture depicts grandfather of science fiction Jules Verne and his brother as children.

On the shores of Lake Laffrey, a monument commemorating one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most compelling victories.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.