Equestrian statue of Carolus Magnus
Description:
In 1855. Louis Jehotte, later Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, offers the city of Liege to install an equestrian statue of Charlemagne. This bronze sculpture topped with a stone base was originally planned in Piazza Saint-Lambert. The pedestal has six niches, each containing figurines depicting the ancestors of Emperor Charles: Begge d'Andenne, P pin de Herstal, Charles Martel, Bertrud, P pin de Landen, P pin le Bref. It is also decorated with medallions, columns, plant motifs and an imperial eagle. The Latin inscription says that Charlemagne was "great in war, but even greater in peace."
The statue was finally erected on Boulevard d'Avroy and inaugurated in 1868.
In 1876. The pedestal was damaged and its lower part was replaced in 1897. After the sculptor died.
Since December 14, 2011, the statue has been dismantled for full restoration.