Statues, arches, monuments classified in Burgundy

Monument
89270 Vermenton

Vermenton's sundial, erected in 1790 in the Yonne, is a dual historical limestone monument decorated with bas-reliefs and located in the heart of the village. It combines astronomical function and 18th century artistic decoration.

Obélisque
71100 Chalon-sur-Saône

The commemorative obelisk of Chalon-sur-Saône, erected in the eighteenth century, celebrates the construction of the Centre Canal in this town of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Monument
89390 Nuits

The Columns of Nights are two monumental columns of the eighteenth century, located in Nights in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, inscribed with historical monuments.

Obélisque
21000 Dijon

The obelisk of Dijon, erected in the 18th century on the Place du Premier-Mai, commemorates the junction of the seas by the canal of Burgundy and the associated works. This historic monument, classified in 1964, symbolizes the Burgundy engineering of the time.

Statue
21150 Alise-Sainte-Reine

The statue of Vercingetorix, a copper work by Aimé Millet (1865), dominates Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This 19th-century memorial celebrates the Gaulish chief on the presumed site of Alésia.

Pyramide
71400 Autun

The Couhard pyramid is a Gallo-Roman funerary monument of the 2nd century, located in Autun in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, remains of an ancient Roman necropolis.

58320 Pougues-les-Eaux

The monument to the dead of Pougues-les-Eaux, erected in the 20th century in Nièvre, represents a soldier contemplating the list of the deceased of the commune. Ranked historic monument in 2016.

89000 Auxerre

The Auxerre Dead Monument, built in the 20th century in an Art Deco style, honours First World War soldiers. Located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, it combines symbolic sculpture and integrated urban development.