Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Members of Louisville Metro Council have filed a resolution asking Mayor Greg Fischer to repair and reinstall the statue of King Louis XVI on the corner of South Sixth and ...

New genetic evidence casts further doubt on the authenticity of a grisly French relic: a gourd long believed to be stained with the blood of Louis XVI. Scientists sequenced the genome from dried blood ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – During the first night of protests in downtown Louisville, a protester broke the hand off of Louisville’s King Louis XVI statue, and now many are asking questions about it.

An immersive show about Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI will take over the Château de Fontainebleau on the weekend of April 18-19, 2025. Skits, equestrian shows, an introduction to Jeu de Paume ...

The mayor of Louisville, Ky., Greg Fischer (D), announced Thursday that a vandalized statue of King Louis XVI, for whom the city is named, will be permanently removed. Crews began removing the statue ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Standing where a statue of King Louis XVI once was, Chris Reitz said the piece is why he's stepping down as the city's Commission on Public Art (COPA) chair. He believes King Louis' ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Louis XVI, King of France from 1774 ...

The downtown Louisville statue of King Louis XVI, the French king whom Louisville's founders named the city after, has been removed. Crews started to take the statue down around 7 a.m. Thursday, Mayor ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg says the King Louis XVI statue that once stood outside Metro Hall may be back on display in 2026.