Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Pierre-Jean de Béranger

Statue of Pierre-Jean de Béranger by Henri Lagriffoul, square du Temple, Paris

Statue of Pierre-Jean de Béranger by Henri Lagriffoul, 1953
Square du Temple
Quartier des Enfants-Rouges, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

This statue replaced a bronze one by Amédée Doublemard, melted in 1941 during the German occupation of Paris in World War II.

1 comment:

cieldequimper said...

Oops. Here I go again... Never heard of the guy before... Thanks!