Execution of Louis XVI — In the Place de la Révolution. The empty pedestal in front of him had supported an equestrian statue of his grandfather, Louis XV. When the monarchy was abolished on 21 September 1792, the statue was torn down and sent to be melted.
Photo Credit: By Isidore Stanislas Helman - Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17446087