About Colonne de Vendôme
Colonne Vendôme (also called the Austerlitz column) is the name of a column that Napoleon I had put down on the Place Vendome in 1810 while he was also given for the Arc de Triomphe.
Colonne de Vendôme is a triumphal column made ​​from 1200 steel cannons that were captured at the Battle of Austerlitz. Top left Napoleon statue of himself places. This picture was taken in 1814 and then replaced by a statue of Louis XIV, which in turn was replaced by a flag with the French lily later.
In 1871 the old image of Napoleon I was taken down at the Commune uprising but returned by Napoleon II.
Today again there is a statue of Napoleon I.
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