Charlemagne et ses Leudes

Charlemagne et ses Leudes
View of the statue from the Notre-Dame plaza
LocationParis, France
Coordinates48°51′11″N 2°20′54″E / 48.8531°N 2.348215°E / 48.8531; 2.348215
DesignerLouis and Charles Rochet
TypeEquestrian statue
Completion date1878

Charlemagne et ses Leudes, generally translated as Charlemagne and His Guards or Charlemagne and His Paladins, is a monumental bronze statue situated on the plaza (parvis) in front of Notre-Dame, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. A joint work by the brothers Louis Rochet (1813-1878) and Charles Rochet (1815-1900), it was cast at the art foundry Fonderie Thiébaut Frères.