Equestrian statue of Henry IV

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The equestrian statue of Henri IV is a monument located on the Place du Pont-Neuf in Paris, France. It was inaugurated in 1818. This bronze statue of the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot represents Henri IV on horseback, crowned with laurel and holding a scepter. It replaces a first equestrian statue of 1614, commissioned by Marie de Medici and shot down in 1792, as well as a second provisional statue erected in 1814.