One of the 4 Liberty statues in Paris. This one faces to the US, it was offered by the American community of Paris to commemorate the centenary of the French revolution.
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Four ?
I only know the one on the island that was used in the film "Frantic", I went to see it a few years ago.
This is a lovely interesting composition.
To this American's eyes, that's startling to see the Statue of Liberty in this different setting! We'll always appreciate the French for our iconic statue in NYC!
I was surprised, too, to discover more than one Statue of Liberty in Paris! I always thought there was one, too. We could see this one from our hotel window, which looked down over the Seine and the Statue: http://flic.kr/p/8KCxxe
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4 statues in Paris:
- One is in the Luxembourg garden (about 15 feet tall) offered by Bartholdi, the designer in 1900
-The one pictured today is in the 15th arrondissement at the Pont de Grenelle, on the Swan island. It was offered to Paris by the American community of Paris to commemorate the centenary of the French revolution. It faces United States. There’s a post on my blog here http://tinyurl.com/365yjty
- The Musée des Arts et métiers has the 1/16th model used for the construction of the one in NYC (did you know Eiffel designed the structure?) and was given by Frederic Bartholdi’s widow.
- At the Pont de l’Alma the replica of the torch given by the International Herald Tribune in 1937 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the newspaper (now it's like princess Diana memorial)
I only know the one on the island that was used in the film "Frantic", I went to see it a few years ago.
This is a lovely interesting composition.
i have been to paris a few times and never saw this that i can remember.
nice to see it now.
4 statues in Paris:
- One is in the Luxembourg garden (about 15 feet tall) offered by Bartholdi, the designer in 1900
-The one pictured today is in the 15th arrondissement at the Pont de Grenelle, on the Swan island. It was offered to Paris by the American community of Paris to commemorate the centenary of the French revolution. It faces United States. There’s a post on my blog here http://tinyurl.com/365yjty
- The Musée des Arts et métiers has the 1/16th model used for the construction of the one in NYC (did you know Eiffel designed the structure?) and was given by Frederic Bartholdi’s widow.
- At the Pont de l’Alma the replica of the torch given by the International Herald Tribune in 1937 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the newspaper (now it's like princess Diana memorial)