Bordeaux : Monument raised in memory of the Girondins

Designed in 1881 by the sculptor Achille Dumilâtre and made between 1893 and 1902 under the leadership of the architect Victor Rich, the Girondins monument was located in the center of the western end of the Place des Quinconces, in the shape of a hemicycle. It is fifty meters high. This structure has a large stone column with a Corinthian marquee, on which is perched a bronze statue representing the genius of freedom breaking its chains. On the base, overlooking the esplanade, is the Gallic rooster, surrounded by the figures of history and eloquence, while in the face, in the hemicycle, Bordeaux overlooks the Garonne and the Dordogne. The basins which serve as spills for the fountains illustrate the triumph of the Republic, near the Grand Théâtre, and the triumph of Concorde, near the public garden, two monumental bronze sets. To carry out this project, Dumilâtre required the help of the sculptors Félix Charpentier and Gustave Debrie, as well as several foundries: Denonvilliers in Sermaize in the Marne, Leblanc-Barbedienne, Durennes in Paris, and the foundries of the Val d'Osne in Haute-Marne.