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Duplex was Pondicherry`s most illustrious French Governor. Humbled by the British he was forced to return to France in 1754. Nevertheless recognition by the French Government came a century later when in 1870 they commissioned his statue at Pondicherry. Originally the The 2.88 meter tall majestic statue statue was erected over six ornamental granite pillars at Place Du Republique. The Statue now stands relocated to the southern end of the beach overlooking the Children`s park. |
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