A sculpture by Bartholdi
Paris 75014
Review © 2009, Wcities
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A sculpture by Bartholdi |
Place Denfert-Rochereau Paris 75014 |
Place Denfert-Rochereau, located at the intersection of Avenue du Général Leclerc, Boulevard Raspail, Boulevard Arago and Boulevard Saint-Jacques, is named after a colonel who led the French troops in defending the city of Belfort against Prussian attacks during the War of 1870. In the middle of the square sits a big bronze lion, a replica of the huge Lion de Belfort (Lion of Belfort) sculpted in 1880 by Auguste Bartholdi, father of the Statue of Liberty. The original work - a tribute to the French troops' courage - was carved directly into a mountainside in Belfort. The artist himself did the replica. A medallion representing Colonel Denfert-Rochereau was added to the lion's pedestal in the 1970s. Review © 2009, Wcities |
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