Monument à Francis Garnier, Bronze sculpture in 6th arrondissement, France.

The Monument à Francis Garnier is a bronze group by Denys Puech, cast by Thiébaut Frères in 1898, standing on Place Camille-Jullian in Paris's 6th arrondissement. A draped male figure holding a branch-like object crowns a cylindrical column around which smaller figures cluster, among them a winged youth raising a staff and a figure reaching upward. At the bottom a large lion lies over a fallen figure, and the circular stone base carries carved square panels and a plaque inscribed with Garnier's name.

The sculpture was created in 1898 to honor a French explorer who worked in Southeast Asia during the 19th century. His remains were formally placed in the monument's base in 1987, after being returned from Vietnam decades earlier.

The stone base carries a plaque inscribed with the names INDO-CHINE, MEKONG and FLEUVE ROUGE, the three places that marked Garnier's career. His ashes were sealed inside that same base on 23 April 1987, after being recovered and cremated in Saigon in 1983.

The monument is located at a central spot where three streets meet and is easy to reach on foot. Nearby metro stations provide good public transportation access, and the square is always accessible during daytime.

The bronze group was cast by Thiébaut Frères, the foundry behind several Paris monuments of the era. Look at the stone base: besides the name Francis Garnier, it lists the dates 1839 and 1873 and three place names from his career, Indo-Chine, Mékong and Fleuve Rouge.