The Colonne de la Paix Armée stands as a bronze column atop a pedestal in the middle of the Place de la Porte-de-Vanves. It features a winged figure of Victory at the summit, holding a torch high above the traffic. Sculptor Henri-Louis Cordier designed this monument to honor the defense of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of eighteen seventy. Parisians donated the metal for the casting, which came from cannons captured during that conflict, ensuring the weaponized history stayed within the city walls.
Colonne de la Paix Armée
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