Monuments & statues in France
Detourmap maps 202 monuments & statues worth the detour in France — memorials, colossal statues, triumphal arches. The best known is Arc de Triomphe. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Venus de Milo
Monuments & statues · 2nd century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek marble statue of a woman
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
Monuments & statues · 2nd century BC · Renowned
Statue from Samothrace, Greece in the Louvre, Paris, France
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Grande Arche
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Monument and building in Paris's La Défense
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Triumphal Arch of Orange
Monuments & statues · 1st century BC · Notable
UNESCO World Heritage Site commemorating veterans of Rome's Gallic Wars
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Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp
Monuments & statues · Notable
Nazi concentration camp in the Alsace region, France (1941-1944)
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Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
Monuments & statues · 18th century · Notable
Sculpture by Antonio Canova
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Sleeping Hermaphrodite
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient marble sculpture, modified by Gianlorenzo Bernini
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Elephant of the Bastille
Monuments & statues · Notable
Monument in Paris which existed between 1813 and 1846
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Memorial located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Mémorial de la France combattante
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument to the combatants, resistants and deportees
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Thiepval Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial located in Somme, in France
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Strasbourg astronomical clock
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historic clock in France
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Mausoleum of Glanum
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Mausoleum located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
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Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Paris
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fontaine du Palmier
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Monumental fountain located in the First Arrondissement of Paris
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Les Deux Plateaux
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Public artwork by Daniel Buren in Paris, France
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equestrian statue of Joan of Arc
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Statue by Emmanuel Frémiet in Paris, France
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Column of the Grande Armée
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Monument in Wimille, Pas-de-Calais, France
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Equestrian statue of Henry IV
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Paris by François-Frédéric Lemot
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Monument to the Republic
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Statue at the center of the Place de la République, Paris
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astronomical clock of Besançon
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Astronomical clock located in Doubs, in France
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Tomb of Napoleon
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Tomb of Napoléon Bonaparte at Les Invalides, Paris
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Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany
Monuments & statues · 16th century · Hidden gem
Monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter
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Céret War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial by Aristide Maillol in Céret, France
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Charles de Gaulle Memorial
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Monument in memory of General De Gaulle
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Mausolée de Lanuéjols
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Hidden gem
Mausoleum located in Lozère, in France
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Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon
Monuments & statues · 16th century · Hidden gem
Life sized funerary statue and memento mori
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Ulster Tower
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Northern Ireland's national war memorial (Battle of the Somme, 1916)
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Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Nord, in France
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Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I.
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Arras Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Monument aux Morts de Montauban
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Public sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle in Montauban
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Ring of Remembrance
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
International memorial of the WWI in France
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Action Enchained
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture by Aristide Maillol in Paris, France
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Latona Fountain
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Hidden gem
Fountain in the Latona Basin of the Gardens of Versailles
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2024 Summer Olympics cauldron
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cauldron for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
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Meuse-Argonne American Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
American First Army victory column near Montfaucon-d'Argonne, France
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Méridienne verte
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Project marking the ground of the Paris meridian across France
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Beauvais astronomical clock
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
It is 19th century's astronomical clock in Beauvais Cathedral in northern France
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Richebourg-L'Avoue Portuguese National Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Orglandes German war cemetery
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Manche, in France
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Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery in France
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Aisne, in France
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Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Manche, in France
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Canadian Cemetery No. 2
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Nord, in France
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Bulls Road Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Column of the Goddess
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
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Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Seine-Maritime, in France
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Le Touret Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Military cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Polish Cemetery in Grainville-Langannerie
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Calvados, in France
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British Normandy Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Memorial commemorating the British and allied servicemen serving in British units who died during the Normandy campaign in World War II
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Cambrai Memorial to the Missing
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Nord, in France
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Dunkirk Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial located in Nord, in France
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Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial located in Somme, in France
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Monument aux morts de Rauba-Capeù
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
War memorial located in Alpes-Maritimes department, France
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Fusillés de la cascade du bois de Boulogne
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
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La Danse de la fontaine emergente
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Fountain in Paris, France
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Marigny German War Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Manche, in France
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Bourdon German military cemetery
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Pornichet German military cemetery
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Military cemetery located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
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Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
American military cemetery in France
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St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Monchy British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Citadel New Military Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Masnieres British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Nord, in France
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Combles Communal Cemetery Extension
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Becourt Military Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Bancourt British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Acheux British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Warlencourt British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Norfolk Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War cemetery in the Becordel-Bécourt, France
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Mill Road Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Rossignol Wood Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Saulcourt Churchyard Extension
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Auchonvillers Military Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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La Delivrande War Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Calvados, in France
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Connaught Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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London Cemetery and Extension
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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AIF Burial Ground
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Contay British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Hunter's Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Assevillers New British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Cemetery located in Somme, in France
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Bagneux British Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the département of the Somme
