Cast in Stone

Media metadata | Métadonnées multimédias

Front of the monument to Gallieni in Paris

Back of monument to Joseph Gallieni in Paris

Allegory of Africa (Sudan), plinth of monument to Gallieni in Paris

Allegory of Asia (Tonkin), plinth of Monument to Gallieni in Paris

Allegory of France, plinth of monument to Gallieni in Paris

Allegory of Madagascar, plinth of monument to Gallieni in Paris

was commissioned by | a été commandé par

Ligue Maritime et Coloniale Française

funded by | financé par

Private funding (subscription)

Public funding (city/town)

Public funding (colonial government)

has current owner | est actuellement possédée par

Public (City/Town)

has current location | a pour localisation actuelle

Place Vauban

Paris

France

has dimension (height (cm)) | a pour dimension (hauteur (cm))

250

Statue | La statue

depicts | figure

Gallieni, Joseph Simon

shows visual item | présente l'item visuel

colonial administrator

military uniform

document

laurels

man

plants

consists of | consiste en

bronze

was produced by | a été produit par

Boucher, Jean

Plinth | Le socle

shows visual item | présente l'item visuel

allegory of Africa

allegory of Asia

allegory of Madagascar

allegory of France

woman

nudity

plants

fruit

has inscription | a une inscription

on the plinth, at the front: AU MARECHAL GALLIENI / LA VILLE DE PARIS / CE MONUMENT A ETE ERIGE A LA SUITE D’UNE / SOUSCRIPTION PUBLIQUE ORGANISEE PAR / LA LIGUE MARITIME ET COLONIALE FRANCAISE
at the back: J'AI RECU LE MANDAT DE DEFENDRE PARIS / CONTRE L'ENVAHISSEUR / CE MANDAT JE LE REMPLIRAI JUSQU'AU BOUT / PARIS LE 3 SEPTEMBRE 1914 / GALLIENI

consists of | consiste en

stone

is referred to by | est référencé par

A nos Grands Hommes

Events

was brought into existence by | a commencé à exister du fait de

1920, Creation of a committee for a monument to Gallieni in Paris

1921-1922, Fundraising for the monument to Gallieni in Paris

1922, An artist is commissioned to make the monument to Gallieni in Paris

1924, Authorisation from city council to build monument to Gallieni in Paris

1926, Inauguration of the monument to Joseph Gallieni in Paris

1926, Annual ceremonie in memory of the Marne Battle in front of the monument to Gallieni in Paris

1932, Military funeral of André Maginot in front of the monument to Gallieni in Paris

1949, Anniversary of the hundredth anniversary of Galliéni's birth

was modified by | a été modifié par

1930, Partial breaking of monument to Gallieni in Paris

1937, Relocation of the monument to Gallieni in Paris

1987, Graffiti on monument to Gallieni in Paris

1987, Removal of graffiti on monument to Gallieni in Paris

1987, Paint thrown on Gallieni monument in Paris

1988, Cleaning of monument to Gallieni in Paris

2004, Conservation of monument to Gallieni in Paris

2020, Critical social media posts about the monument to Gallieni in Paris

2020, Anticolonial graffiti on the monument to Gallieni in Paris

2020, Anticolonial protest on the Gallieni monument in Paris

2021, Artistic prank by Ivan Argote on the monument to Gallieni in Paris

2021, Artistic performance by Deborah de Robertis on the monument to Gallieni in Paris

2021, Cleaning by the city of Paris of the monument to Gallieni

2021, Cleaning by Action Française of the monument to Gallieni in Paris

2023, Graffiti and cleaning of monument to Gallieni in Paris