Obélisque Napoléon

The Obelisk was erected to the glory of Napoleon and inaugurated on 12 April 1804
It is located at the exit of the village of Montgenèvre and its history is linked to the construction of the pass road.
The obelisk was blown up in 1835 by the Piedmontese and rebuilt by the architect Joseph Andreoli under King Louis Philippe. The stones used were cast and set with lime mortar and cement and bound together with iron spikes
The original marble commemorative plaques, also destroyed, were replaced by bronze plaques, engraved in four languages: French, Italian, Spanish and Latin, which read the tribute paid to Napoleon Bonaparte and Prefect Ladoucette