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Monument Napoleon I designed by sculptor Émilien de Nieuwerkerke, equestrian statue was 4.65 meters tall. The first stone in the foundation of the monument was laid on April 20, 1852, the grand opening was held on September 20, 1852 in the presence of the Prince-President. The statue was dropped from the pedestal 20 November 1870, and the pedestal with bas-reliefs was destroyed in February 1871 goda.Pered installing a monument in Lyon for some time exhibited in Paris.u this monument is an exact copy, which was is set in the town of La Roche-sur-Yon in 1854 (there and now).In 1860 in Switzerland were carried copies of the equestrian statue in five different masshtabah.Ploschad, where a monument was erected, followed by the current political regime in their name.