Lion of Belfort

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One-third-scale replica of the Lion of Belfort by Bartholdi
Place Denfert-Rochereau
Quartier du Montparnasse, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

“The main square, Place Denfert-Rochereau, is planted with trees, mostly horse chestnuts, maples, and locusts, and there are three named green spaces within it as well: Square Abbé Migne, Square Jacques Antoine, and Square Claude Nicolas Ledoux. At the center of the square, in the midst of the traffic circulation, is a one-third-scale replica of the Lion of Belfort statue by Bartholdi, symbolizing the courage of the resistance raised by Colonel Denfert-Rochereau at Belfort. In the garden to one side is a monument by Jean Boucher commemorating Ludovic Trarieux.” (Place Denfert-Rochereau, Wikipedia)