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Description
Beautiful sculpture in Montreal in front of
The Sun Life Tower.
The Lion of Belfort is a reclining British Imperial Lion, facing East towards the United Kingdom. The Lion appears reposed, calm and alert—indicating the city is safe. The lion was sculpted by George William Hill, who was inspired by the Lion of Belfort by Frédéric Bartholdi, atop a granite base by Robert Findlay. It was inaugurated on May 24, 1897.
The Lion is placed at the eastern side along Metcalfe and formed the eastern point in the cross. It was initially part of a fountain established for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee by the Sun Life Assurance Company prior to the development of the Sun Life Building. George William Hill was inspired, as a inscription carved in the stone notes, by the Lion of Belfort.
LION OF BELFORT MONTREAL
Thanks
Magik
Comments (46)
Jean_C
Noble et fier! Belle statue et superbe image!
odile
Imposant!:)
Savage_dragon
Very majestic! ")
Leije
Belle photo de ce lion puissant !
barryjeffer
Regal and Powerful.
MarciaGomes
Extraordinária foto meu amigo,fantástico escultura o leão tem pose é digna de um rei.++++++++++5
jayfar
A fine shot of a fine looking lion and great info Magik.
AidanaWillowRaven
Reminds my of my days on campus at ODU. Our mascot was a lion and we had a very similar statue.
Wolfmanw
Wonderful capture, clarity and lighting
bebert
belle sculpture, belle photo !!
tcombs
Impressive!
Faemike55
Very beautiful statue Great capture
sharky_
Magnificent... Aloha
Richardphotos
very regal lion statue and nice capture
bebopdlx
Beautiful sculpture.
flavia49
great shot
danapommet
I like the dappled light on this mighty lion and a much better likeness than yesterdays horse.
cricke49
excellent capture magik and love the history of this historical monument!:)*5
bakapo
a very handsome statue.
anitalee
Excellent
jocko500
wonderful
RodS
A great shot of a beautiful sculpture, Real! Most excellent!
magnus073
Magik, c'est une photo fantastique. J'ai bien aimé l'histoire du lion. Montréal a beaucoup à offrir
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this most beautiful lion sculpture!! Very interesting narrative!!
VEDES
Fantastic capture!!!
renecyberdoc
great hsitory here.
Pierrot_Lunaire
Wonderful capture!
rocdan
wonderful capture
UteBigSmile
Very pretty capture!
Flint_Hawk
Magnificent!