The Restoration of the Two
Statues
from the National Assembly
In 1989 Themis and
Pallas, the two enormous statues that had adorned the façade of the National
Assembly building in Paris since 1812 had been seriously damaged by the
elements and were replaced by copies.
The urban community of Cherbourg inherited the originals and asked
Pierre Bataille to restore the statues. This proved to be a real
puzzle of reconstruction which lasted 5 months.
Stone
statue by Roland
Stone statue by Houlon
4.60 Meters high
4 Meters high