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Monument to King Alexander I in Paris
Paris, Square Alexandre-Ier-de-Yougoslavie, Place de Colombie · France
A bronze monument to King Alexander I Karađorđević, assassinated in Marseille in 1934, the work of the French sculptor Maxime Real del Sarte from 1936. The king is shown with his father, King Peter I, and Marshal Franchet d’Espèrey. The monument is a symbol of the French–Serbian alliance of the First World War.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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