Large metal gates have already been set up around the statue's pedestal on Monday as workers began the clean-up. And it will be no mean feat, not least considering that many have used markers and paint to scrawl their messages on the enormous statue's pedestal. Before the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January last year, the statue of Marianne was just another big statue in another big square in Paris - the Place de la République. But the bronze statue, which depicts France's symbol of liberty Marianne, is set for a makeover. The statue itself will get cleaned, as will the pedestal and its numerous smaller statues.

Source: The Local August 02, 2016 08:15 UTC