The Lion of Belfort... by KarmaSong

Photography • Historical • posted on May 25, 2009

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The Lion of Belfort is a sculpture by FrÃ©dÃ©ric Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty in New York, and located in Belfort, France. It was finished in 1880 and is entirely made of red sandstone. The blocks it is made from were individually sculpted then moved under Belfort castle to be assembled. The sculpture is 22 meters long and 11 meters high and dominates the local landscape. The lion symbolizes the heroic resistance of my hometown during a 103 day-long Prussian assault (from December 1870 to February 1871). The city was protected from 40,000 Prussians by merely 17,000 men (only 3,500 were from the military) led by Colonel Denfert-Rochereau.

En 1879, le sculpteur Auguste Bartholdi taille dans le grès rouge de la falaise un lion blessé et rugissant afin d'honorer la résistance de Belfort et de son gouverneur (le lion tourne le dos à l'Allemagne pour éviter toute provocation). Ce "Lion de Belfort" mesure 22 mètres de long et 11 mètres de haut. Il est devenu le symbole de la ville.

Thank you very much for your nice comments on my previous photo. Have a nice week under the sun...

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Comments (71)

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flora-crassella

10:56AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

fantastic image! Great perspective and photo!!!

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anaber

10:58AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

Wonderful image.The sculpture is powerful.SUPERB.Thank you for sharing and for your explanation.

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MagikUnicorn

11:00AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

Oui je vois très bien un lion qui regarde vers la droite... Superbe trouvaille cousin :)

frankie96

11:07AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

A lot of history and a great piece of work..both the sculpture and the image..

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lior

11:19AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

Un parfait contrôle de la lumière:l'image est une merveille!

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costapanos

11:20AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

Excellent Capture!

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virginiese

11:26AM | Mon, 25 May 2009

Ah ! Depuis le temps que je te l'avais demandée cette photo ! Elle est superbe cette statue et l'histoire qui l'accompagne est terriblement belle ! Je connaissais la station de métro Denfert-Rochereau à Paris, maintenant je connais l'histoire de cet homme...(LOL !) Beau point de vue et belle texture pour une statue ! Merci pour l'histoire Bises Virginie

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