Monument to Marshal Bugeaud, Périgueux

has description | a une description: The monument depicts Marshal Bugeaud standing bareheaded in military garb, his right hand resting on his heart and his left hand holding a sabre. Behind him, at his feet, is a trophy made up of flags representing the territories over which he established French rule in Algeria.
funded by | financé par: Subscription from Algeria; Subscription from France
has current owner | est actuellement possédée par: Public (City/Town)
has dimension (height (cm)) | a pour dimension (hauteur (cm)): height: 3.20m (with pedestal), 1.7m (without pedestal).
was discussed by | a été contesté par: 2017, Creation of a Facebook page “Déboulonnons Bugeaud, la statue de la honte”.; 2017-2024, Public and media debates around requests to remove Bugeaud's statues and bust in Périgueux, Excideuil and Paris; 2020, Artistic installation of a rope on the neck of the Bugeaud statue; 2023, The Bugeaud statue is tagged

shows visual item | présente l'item visuel: man; colonial administrator; sword
consists of | consiste en: bronze

has inscription | a une inscription: On the plinth at right: AGTE DUMONT 1853: on the pedestal: A / THOMAS ROBERT BUGEAUD / DE LA PICONNIERE / CORPORAL AT AUSTERLITZ IN 1805 / MARECHAL DE FRANCE IN 1843 / DUC D'ISLY IN 1844 / WHO CONQUERED, PACIFIED AND COLONIZED ALGERIA / GREAT MAN OF WAR AND FATHER OF SOLDIERS / FRIEND AND ADVISOR TO FARMERS / WHO LOVED AND PRACTICED AGRICULTURE / DIED IN 1849 / LOVED, HONORED AND RESPECTED BY ALL / IN A COUNTRY AND IN A TIME / DIVIDED BY PARTIES ; on the pedestal, left: JE SERAIS L'HOMME LE PLUS HEUREUX / SI LA FRANCE ASSURÉE DE SES DESTINEES / JE POURRAIS VIVRE PAISIBLEMENT DANS MES CHAMPS / JUSÀ LA TOMBE / SANS ETRE CHOSE QUE LABOUREUR (letter from Marshal Bugeaud / April 10, 1849)
on the right pedestal: coat of arms surmounted by a crown, lion rampant
at rear, ERIGE A L'AIDE DE SOUSCRIPTIONS / DE LA FRANCE / ET DE L'ALGERIE
consists of | consiste en: granite
has time capsule | a une capsule temporelle: no

is referred to by | est référencé par: A nos Grands Hommes; Site de la ville de Périgueux

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Items with "was motivated by | le déplacement a été motivé par: Monument au maréchal Bugeaud, Périgueux"
2017-2024, Public and media debates around requests to remove Bugeaud's statues and bust in Périgueux, Excideuil and Paris

was brought into existence by | a commencé à exister du fait de: 1853, inauguration of the monument to Marshal Bugeaud
was modified by | a été modifié par: 2023, Périgueux town hall installs an explanatory plaque in front of the monument to Marshal Bugeaud

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