King Edward the VII, Place Edouard VII, Paris, France
N 48° 52.281 E 002° 19.752
31U E 450809 N 5413371
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India.
Waymark Code: WMVD9
Location: France
Date Posted: 10/16/2006
Views: 133
Metro : Opera (The statue is located off the Boulevard des Capucines).
As king, Edward's main interests lay in the fields of foreign affairs and naval and military matters. Fluent in French and German, he made a number of visits abroad. One of his most important foreign trips was an official visit to France in spring 1903 as the guest of President Émile Loubet. This visit helped create the atmosphere for the Anglo-French Entente Cordiale, an informal agreement delineating British and French colonies in North Africa, and making virtually unthinkable the wars that had so often divided the countries in the past. Negotiated between the French foreign minister, Théophile Delcassé, and the British foreign secretary, the Marquess of Lansdowne, and signed on 8 April 1904 by Lord Lansdowne and the French ambassador Paul Cambon, the Entente marked the end of centuries of Anglo-French rivalry and Britain's splendid isolation from Continental affairs.
The sculptor, Paul Landowski, also created the well known statue of the Redeeming Christ perched high above the city of Rio de Janeiro and collaborated on the famous Wall of the Reformers in Geneva, Switzerland.
Identity of Rider: King Edward VII
Name of artist: Paul Landowski
Material: Bronze
Position: All Hooves Planted
Identity of Horse: Not listed
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Unusual Features: Not listed
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