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Monument Pierre 1er de Serbie et Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie 1
Fine Arts Exhibition
Monument Pierre 1er de Serbie et Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie 2
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Monument Pierre 1er de Serbie et Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie

16th Arr.

A solemn 1936 equestrian monument honoring King Peter I of Serbia and his son Alexander I of Yugoslavia, with a fascinating Foreign Legion twist: Peter fought for France under a false name during the Franco-Prussian War. The bronze figures and carved inscriptions tell a story of Franco-Serbian alliance that most passersby miss entirely.

Serbian royal history
Franco-Yugoslav alliance
Hidden Paris landmark
Equestrian monument

Tips

🐴Peter I left, Alexander on horse, Franchet d'Esperey right
⚔️Peter I fought in Foreign Legion as "Peter Kara"
🗺️Avenue Louis Barthou nearby honors the minister killed with Alexander

Monument Pierre 1er de Serbie et Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie

3030 Sq. Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie, 75116 Paris, France