OBELISQUE

In the center of the royal square rises to 33 meters high, the Obelisk built at the request of Marshal De Mailly, to the glory of King Louis XVI. Made of pink marble from Villefranche de Conflent and white marble from Estagel by the architect of lights, Charles de Wailly, it is decorated with 4 bronze bas-reliefs representing Independent America, The Navy raised, Servitude abolished in France and freedom of trade. At the four corners of the grid, four allegorical trophies evoke the known continents of that time: Asia, Africa, Europe and America.
The building has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1920.