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The stone figure of Vienne is above the furthest right plinth outside Gare du Nord.

The figure of Vienna by Jean-Louis-Nicolas Jaley (1865) is one of the eight larger statues on the cornice line of Gare du Nord, representing international destinations reached from Paris by this railway (at that time) as well as Paris.


They are from left to right:
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
Berlin
Cologne
London
Vienna

 

Vienna wears a long gown draped over her left shoulder and a crown. With her left hand she leans on a large shield depicting a double headed eagle and a crown.

Between the index finger and thumb of her right hand she holds a cepter which leans on her upper right arm.