Marianne, the symbol of republican France

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Monument à la République
Place du Château d’Eau (Place de la République)


Marianne
The Monument is topped by a Statute of Marianne, the personification of the French People
and a Goddess of Liberty (like the Statute of Liberty)

Marianne also appears in Delacrox’s most famous painting at Le Louvre

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Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) is another symbol of republican France

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