Lion de Belfort. Belfort. France - Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Le Lion de Belfort est une sculpture monumentale située au pied de la falaise de la citadelle . Elle est sculptée en haut-relief par le sculpteur alsacien Auguste Bartholdi. Elle représente un lion couché et blessé prêt à se dresser qui repose sur un piédestal en rocaillage et commémore la résistance de la ville assiégée par les Prussiens durant la guerre de 1870, et à l'issue de laquelle la zone, correspondant à l'actuel Territoire de Belfort, sera la seule partie de l'Alsace à rester française.

The Lion of Belfort is a monumental sculpture at the foot of the cliff of the citadel. It is carved in high relief by the Alsatian sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. It is a lion lying wounded and ready to stand based on a pedestal rocaillage and commemorates the resistance of the beleaguered city by the Prussians during the War of 1870 and the end of which the area corresponding to the current Belfort will be the only part of Alsace to remain French.

War: Franco- Prusse 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: 1875-1879

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