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Brussels, May 5 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was the beginning of the decline of the emperor, whose figure was practically erased from the European continent before his name became a legend.On Wednesday, the city that saw him fall hosts an exhibition that commemorates his decline and subsequent rise as a myth on the same day as the 200th anniversary of his death.At the foot of the monument to the Battle of Waterloo, the centre of the memorial exhibits more than a hundred objects owned by the emperor and that span the last 6 years of his life.FOOTAGE OF THE MEMORIAL.SOUNDBITES OF ANTOINE CHARPAGNE, MANAGER OF THE CULTURAL MEMORIAL.
Paris, May 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon attended on Wednesday a tribute ceremony for the bicentennial of Napoleon's death in Paris.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT AND THE LAYING OF FLOWERS ON THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON, WHICH HAS BEEN ATTENDED BY JEAN CHRISTOPHE NAPOLEON, HIS DESCENDANT, AND HIS WIFE.
Ligny (Belgium), May 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Olivier Hoslet) Members of the First Troop of Ligny, Belgium, recreated on Wednesday one of the last great battles of Napoleon Bonaparte, as an act of commemoration on the 200th anniversary of his death.FOOTAGE OF THE RECREATION AND THE ARRIVAL OF A SHIRT OF NAPOLEON AT THE LIGNY MUSEUM.
Paris, Apr 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) With the second centenary of Napoleon's death coming to an end, France is completing the restoration work on his mausoleum, which will mark the beginning of a series of events with which the country wants to mark the historical significance of the emperor.FOOTAGE OF TOMB OF NAPOLEON BEING CLEANED IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Liege (Belgium), Apr 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Two hundred years after the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, his work and figure continue to attract new generations, who will be able to go on a journey through the first part of the 19th century through the highlights of the emperor's life in the exhibition "Napoleon, beyond the myth", in the city of Liège, in eastern Belgium.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.SOUNDBITES BY ALAIN MAGER, DELEGATED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE EXHIBITION.TRANSLATION:1- "Napoleon is a controversial character, there are people who like him and others not so much, that is why we wanted the exhibition to be objective, rigorous but also without taboos."2- "We evoke all the personalities of the character, indeed he made coalition wars in Europe but he also organized life in society. The Napoleonic civil code is surely the greatest example but he also created the Bank of France to finance private investments. He was also the one who set up schools in France as he cared for young people to receive an education and training. He also created the cadastre so that everyone knew who owned what."3- "At the level of life in society, he has left an important legacy, which is also something we talk about this in the exhibition."4.- "The question is not easy since you are asking me to choose between 300 original objects of great value. Perhaps one of the most important pieces is the sword of his consecration, the imperial sword, which was made expressly for the ceremony of his consecration".