Paris, France. Place Denfert Rochereau. The Lion of Belfort. This sculpture is the work of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834 1904). This copper sculpture is a one third scale replica (7x4 meters) of the Lion of Belfort stone sculpture in Belfort, Lorraine. This replica was erected in 1880 and symbolizes the resistance of Colonel Denfert Rochereau during the siege of Belfort between 1870 and 1871 (Franco Prussian war). A bronze medaillon with the Colonel's effigy was added in 1920. The sculpture was classified as a national heritage site in 2003.

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Paris, France. Place Denfert-Rochereau. The Lion of Belfort. This sculpture is the work of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904). This copper sculpture is a one-third-scale replica (7x4 meters) of the Lion of Belfort stone sculpture in Belfort, Lorraine. This replica was erected in 1880 and symbolizes the resistance of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau during the siege of Belfort between 1870 and 1871 (Franco-Prussian war). A bronze medaillon with the Colonel's effigy was added in 1920. The sculpture was classified as a national heritage site in 2003.

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