▁Rest oration . ▁ ▁Under ▁Louis ▁Philippe , ▁the ▁monuments ▁begun ▁by ▁Napoleon , ▁including ▁the ▁Arc ▁de ▁Tri omp he ▁were ▁completed . ▁ ▁New ▁monuments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Lux or ▁Ob el isk ▁in ▁the ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁Con cor de ▁and ▁the ▁July ▁Column ▁in ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁Bast ille ▁were ▁purely ▁classical . ▁The ▁July ▁Column ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁July ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁those ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁u pr ising . ▁Following ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁Paris ▁of ▁the ▁as hes ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁from ▁Saint ▁Hel ena ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁they ▁were ▁placed ▁with ▁great ▁ceremony ▁in ▁a ▁tomb ▁designed ▁by ▁Louis ▁Vis cont i ▁beneath ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Les ▁In val ides . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁to ▁preserve ▁and ▁restore ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁land marks ▁of ▁Paris , ▁inspired ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁by ▁Victor ▁Hugo ' s ▁h ug ely ▁successful ▁novel ▁The ▁H unch back ▁of ▁Notre - D ame ▁( Not re - D ame ▁de ▁Paris ), ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁The ▁leading ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁rest oration ▁movement ▁was ▁Pro s per ▁M ér im ée , ▁named ▁by ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe ▁as ▁the ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Historic ▁Mon uments . ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ▁of ▁Public ▁Monument ▁was