A colossal bronze statue of Joan of Arc will be removed from public display in the French city of Nice just three months after it was unveiled, after judges ruled the city had breached public procurement rules.
Atelier Missor, a local sculptors’ group which focuses on French patriotic heroes and which has been criticised by some for right-wing links, was commissioned by the city’s conservative mayor Christian Estrosi to construct the €170,000 (£144,000) piece.
