Philippe Auguste by Auguste Dumont, 1844
Place de l'Île-de-la-Réunion, avenue du Trône
Quartier de Picpus, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
“Originally, the square accommodated two pavilions and two columns of the barrière du Trône designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built for the barrier of octroi (Mur des Fermiers généraux) which surrounded the entrance to the cours de Vincennes. The columns are surmounted by statues of kings Philip II and Louis IX.” (Wikipedia)
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