Statue of Louis XVI

Statue of Louis XVI
The statue in 2008
Artist	Achille Valois
Subject	Louis XVI
Location	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Coordinates	38°15′16″N 85°45′37″W / 38.25436°N 85.76014°W / 38.25436; -85.76014Coordinates: 38°15′16″N 85°45′37″W / 38.25436°N 85.76014°W / 38.25436; -85.76014

A statue of Louis XVI by Achille Valois arrived in Louisville in December 1966, and was installed in Louisville, Kentucky in July 1967, before being removed "due to safety concerns" in September 2020. ^[1] The statues first home was in France on the Town Square in 1829. It was then toppled over in less than year after it was reviled. It was then moved to military dungeon and stayed there until it was discovered by an officer taking inventory in 1899. France decided to gift the statue to Louisville, Kentucky, given that the city is named after Louis XVI. It was shipped over on a U.S. Navy ship into Norfolk, Virginia where it sat for a week in Naval Station Pier 2 where it sat for a week in late 1966. The statue was then put on a train and made it to Louisville on Christmas Day 1966. The Mayor of Louisville at the time, Kenneth Schmied, is quoted saying, "It's a great Christmas present for our city."

See also[]

• List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
• Louisville Governments account of Louis XVI Statue
• Courier Journal Article on Louis XVI Statue

References[]

[1] "Everything to know about Louisville's most famous regift: The King Louis XVI statue" ^[1] information in the table

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