<P> Château de Versailles Spectacles organised the Jeff Koons Versailles exhibition, held from 9 October 2008 to 4 January 2009 . Jeff Koons said that "I hope the juxtaposition of today's surfaces, represented by my work, with the architecture and fine arts of Versailles will be an exciting interaction for the viewer ." Elena Geuna and Laurent Le Bon, curators of the exhibition present it as follow: "It is the city aspect that underlies this entire venture . In recent years, many a cultural institution has attempted a confrontation between a heritage setting and contemporary works . The originality of this exhibition seems to us somewhat different, as regards both the chosen venue and the way it has been laid out . Echo, dialectic, opposition, counterpoint...Not for us to judge!" </P> <P> The bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Statue équestre de Louis XIV), a sculpture created by both Pierre Cartellier (1757 - 1831) and Louis Petitot (1794 - 1862) and completed in 1836, was restored in 2009 . On April 27, 2009, the statue, having previously been situated in the courtyard (Cour d'Honneur), was placed outside the gates on the Place d'Armes (intersection of Avenue Rockefeller and Avenue de Paris). </P>

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