The Lion of Belfort
Major work by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi with the Statue of Liberty, was designed following the heroic resistance of the Belfortans during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
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© Ville de Belfort
The municipality, which wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the siege, retained the project of Auguste Bartholdi, a lion symbolizing the resistance and courage of the defenders.
The construction of the Lion began in 1875. The colossal animal figure was completed in 1880. Made of sandstone blocks cut, sculpted and joined with cement mortar, the Lion is 11 metres high and 22 metres long.