{"id":14869,"date":"2011-09-30T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T07:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14869"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:48:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:48:49","slug":"place-foch-and-palais-fesch-in-ajaccio-corsica-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14869","title":{"rendered":"Place Foch and Palais Fesch in Ajaccio, Corsica, France"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Place Foch in Ajaccio, Corsica, France stands a statue of Napoleon dressed as first consul in a toga with a dove on his head. Ajaccio has been described as one large monument to Napoleon with a few houses around it and, indeed, it might seem so to a visitor on a guided tour. Even the Palais Fesch, built at the bequest of Cardinal Fesch (uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte) includes a Napoleonic collection. Still, in the courtyard of Palais Fesch, stands a statue of the Cardinal himself, not Napoleon. The Palais Fesch structure has served in the past as a military barracks, an institute of study for boys, a soup kitchen (during World War II), and a museum. The present use of the building as a museum specializing in Italian painting dates from the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

\"Statue<\/a><\/p>\n

Statue of Napoleon at Place Foch<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0 Statue of Napoleon at Place Foch (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a><\/p>\n

Detail of Statue of Napoleon at Place Foch<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0 Detail of Statue of Napoleon at Place Foch (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Statue<\/a><\/p>\n

Statue of Cardinal Fesch at Palais Fesch<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0 Statue of Cardinal Fesch at Palais Fesch (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Sign<\/a><\/p>\n

Sign at Palais Fesch<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0 Sign at Palais Fesch (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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