Statue of Vercingétorix

Clermont-Ferrand


Since 1903, ancient Gaul's 'warrior king' has assumed a fearsome stance atop a horse in the middle of place de Jaude. The statue was created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, who also designed the Statue of Liberty.


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