Vercingetorix Monument
Alise-Sainte-Reine, France
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The Vercingetorix Monument, erected in 1865 on Mont Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy's Côte-d'Or department, commemorates the Gaulish chieftain defeated by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, the monument was sculptured by Aimé Millet and designed architecturally by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who also conceived its base inscription—a French translation of Caesar's own words, imbuing the work with nationalist resonance. Constructed of granite, stone, copper, and sheet metal, the monument marks the supposed site of the ancient fortress of Alesia and stands as a classified historical monument in France.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- sculpture, monument
- Materials
- granite, sheet metal, stone, copper
- Heritage
- classified historical monument
- Place
- Alise-Sainte-Reine, France
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