Category:Marie Reine de la Paix Port-Louis, Religious sanctuary on Signal Mountain, Port Louis, Mauritius.

Marie Reine de la Paix is a three-metre Carrara marble statue of the Virgin Mary, weighing four tonnes, set on Signal Mountain above Port-Louis. It was carved in the workshops of Fernandino Palla in Pietrasanta and unveiled on 15 August 1940. The monument was designed by Max Boullé.

Mgr James Leen, eighth bishop of Port-Louis from 1926 to 1949, commissioned this monument, designed by Max Boullé, to place Mauritians under the protection of the Virgin Mary during the Second World War. The three-metre Carrara marble statue, weighing four tonnes and made in the workshops of Fernandino Palla in Pietrasanta, was unveiled on 15 August 1940 on Signal Mountain above Port-Louis.

The statue was unveiled on 15 August 1940, the Feast of the Assumption, and that date remains the occasion for gatherings at the site. Bishop James Leen, who commissioned it, placed Mauritius under the protection of the Virgin Mary during the Second World War. The monument was designed by Max Boullé.

The monument stands on Signal Mountain, which overlooks Port Louis; the statue faces the city from the summit. The three-metre marble figure weighs four tonnes, so the site is reached on foot and the ground is exposed to sun and wind. Allow time for the climb and check conditions before setting out.

The three-metre statue is carved from Carrara marble and weighs four tonnes; it was made in the workshops of Fernandino Palla in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, before being shipped to Mauritius. It was unveiled on 15 August 1940 on the mountain overlooking Port-Louis.