It was built from 1894 to 1902, and then placed as something of a centerpiece of a public park and transportation hub. This is a tribute to the Girondins, who - in the words of a Lonely Planet website - were a group of moderate, bourgeois National Assembly deputies during the French Revolution, 22 of whom were executed in 1793 after being convicted of counter-revolutionary activities."
Most of the group was from Bordeaux, which explains the decision to honor the group. The main column is 43 feet high, so it towers above the area. Water even comes out of the horses' noses.
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