STATUE PAUL RIQUET

On 27 October 1838, Béziers inaugurated, on the Allées of the same name, the monumental statue of Pierre-Paul Riquet, his most illustrious son, in homage to his masterful creation: the Canal du Midi.

The statue was erected by public subscription, on the initiative of the Archaeological Society of Béziers
It was created by the sculptor Pierre-Jean David, known as David of Angers (1788-1856) who had just completed the fresco of the Pantheon a year earlier.