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Vendôme Column

1810 · 19th century · Also known as Colonne Vendôme

The Vendôme Column is a monumental column in the Place Vendôme in Paris, erected in 1806–1810 on Napoleon's orders to commemorate the victory at Austerlitz. Modelled on Trajan's Column, it is sheathed in bronze reliefs said to be cast from captured enemy cannon and topped by a statue of Napoleon. The Paris Commune pulled it down in May 1871 as a symbol of militarism, and it was re-erected in 1875.

Vendôme Column
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vendôme Column. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vendome-column
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“Vendôme Column.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vendome-column. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Vendôme Column.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vendome-column.
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