ON A PEDESTAL
In 1805 Napoleon
defeated Austria at
Austerlitz. Inspired
by Trajan’s Column in
Rome, he ordered this
column to be built in
Place Vendôme, Paris,
adorned with scenes
of his military triumphs
and topped by a statue
of himself as emperor
in Roman attire. The
current statue is a copy
of the original.
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