La colonne Vendôme, Place Vendôme à Paris

The Vendôme Column

What a remarkable tale that of the Vendôme Column! Erected, toppled, rebuilt; one day an Emperor’s pedestal, the next a standard-bearer of…

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François Gérard, The battle of Austerlitz on December 2nd, 1815. Oil on canvas preserved at the Musée de Trianon.

Battle of Austerlitz

Throughout the world, in all its retellings, one admires the military genius of the famed Corsican: the Battle of Austerlitz crowned…

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