The Monument à la République, also called Statue de la République, is a Monumental sculpture, made by the sculptor Léopold Morice. Inaugurated in 1883 on the place de la République in Paris, it represents Marianne, an allegory of the republic.
The monument is located in the center of the place de la République, at the tripoint between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements.
The bronze statue is 9.5 m high on a 15.5 m stone pedestal with a diameter of 13 m at ground level.[1] The pedestal is decorated with 3 statues each representing one of the 3 words of the french motto, liberty, equality, fraternity. Around the pedestal, under those statues, are a group of 12 high reliefs in bronze representing significant dates for the French Republic. A bronze statue of a lion symbolizing universal suffrage is at the foot of the monument. A fountain was added in 2013 at ground level.
The top of the pedestal is occupied by a 9.5 m high statue of Marianne, symbolizing the Republic. She is represented standing, wearing a toga and a baldric on which is mounted a sword. She is dressed at the same time with a Phrygian cap, symbol of liberty and a plant crown.
In her right hand, the statue bears an olive branch, a peace symbol. Her left hand rests on a tablet with the inscription "human rights" (French: droits de l'homme).
The bronzes were cast by Fonderie Thiébaut Frères[2][3][4] in 1883.
The pedestal was made by the architect François-Charles Morice, the brother of the sculptor. It consists of two distinct cylindrical parts: one about 4 m high; the other above it, longer and narrower. The higher part holds the Marianne and is decorated under her feet by a bronze garland, the coat of arms of Paris, and the inscription "to the glory of the French Republic - the city of Paris - 1883" (French: à la gloire de la République Française - la ville de Paris - 1883).
Around the column are three stone statues, each one an allegory of a word of the French motto.
Two medallions marked with Labor and Pax, decorated with fasces are found on the sides.
The stone pedestal is surrounded with twelve high reliefs in bronze, made by Léopold Morice.[2] Connected with rosettes and arranged at eye level, they constitute a chronology of events marking the history of the French Republic, between 1789 and 1880 :
A 3 m tall bronze lion is located at ground level beside an urn labeled "universal suffrage" (French: suffrage universel).
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