Joan of Arc & 127 Johanna Asteroid - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.836 E 002° 19.929
31U E 451018 N 5412545
This statue is located in Place des Pyramides...where Joan of Arc was wounded during her attempt to take Paris.
Waymark Code: WMCWJ6
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/19/2011
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This 1874 gilded broze statue depicts Joan of Arc on horseback with her right hand holding high a victorious banner. Joan is wearing armor and has a sword at her left side. The horse is also wearing some armor around it's face. The statue is 13 feet tall and is set on a stone pedestal of about the same height. See the Wikipedia article for the statue at (
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The French artist, Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910), was actually mostly known for his sculptures of animals.
Joan of Arc, (c.1412-1431) was a peasant girl who had divine visions which not only helped her to persuade the French King to let her lead an army- but also led her to victories during the Hundred Years War. The English eventually got ahold of her and burned her at the stake for supposed heresies. She is considered a national hero in France and was canonized as a Saint in 1920. Read more about her at (
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Wikipedia's brief article (
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"127 Johanna is a large main-belt asteroid. It has a very dark surface and is probably a primitive composition of carbonates. It was discovered by P. M. Henry on November 5, 1872, and is believed to be named after Joan of Arc."