Lion of Belfort - Paris, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 48° 50.040 E 002° 19.925
31U E 450984 N 5409217
This reduced copy replica of the Lion of Belfort is located in the Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris.
Waymark Code: WMHQHD
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 08/05/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
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Belfort, in north-east France, is strategically located in a gap between the Vosges and the Jura linking the Rhine and the Rhône Rivers. During the Franco-Prussian War the city's 17,000 defenders were under siege for 83 days by 40,000 Prussian troops during a 103 day military assault. During the siege the Prussian army fired more than 400,000 artillery shells into the town.

The Lion of Belfort is a statue by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. This is a one-third size bronze replica of the carved sandstone lion in the city of Belfort, France that honors the successful defense of the town, under the command of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, during the 103 day long assault and siege of 1870 - 1871 during the Franco-Prussian War . The replica was installed in Place Denfer-Rochereau in 1880, and restored in 2001.

The monument was erected in Paris in 1880 and restored in 2001. On the base of the Lion is inscribed:

A LA
DEFENSE NATIONALE
1870 - 1871

War: Franco-Prussian

Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes

Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no

Year of the memorial or monument: 1880
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