Lion of Belfort

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monumental sculpture public artwork war memorial

The Lion of Belfort is a monumental sandstone sculpture in Belfort, France, symbolizing French resistance during the Franco-Prussian War and created by Statue of Liberty sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monumental sculpture → public artwork → war memorial →
associatedWith	French Third Republic → French patriotism →
category	Monuments and memorials in France → Outdoor sculptures in France → Stone sculptures in France →
commemorates	Franco-Prussian War → Siege of Belfort →
country	France →
creator	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →
dedicatedTo	defense of Belfort →
depicts	lion →
genre	allegorical sculpture → military monument →
hasArtisticStyle	19th-century monumental sculpture → romantic nationalism →
hasColor	reddish sandstone →
hasCulturalSignificance	national symbol of resilience in France →
hasMonumentType	sculpted relief →
hasOrientation	faces east →
hasSubject	French military defense →
hasType	colossal sculpture →
heritageDesignation	monument historique of France →
inception	1870s →
influenced	Lion of Belfort (Paris replica) → Place Denfert-Rochereau lion →
isPartOf	French national heritage →
locatedIn	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté → Territoire de Belfort →
locatedOn	cliff of the citadel of Belfort →
location	Belfort →
material	sandstone →
namedAfter	City of Belfort →
near	Belfort city center → Belfort fortifications →
notableFor	association with sculptor of the Statue of Liberty →
notableWork	Lion of Belfort →
notableWorkOf	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →
ownedBy	City of Belfort →
partOf	Belfort citadel complex →
sculptor	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →
significantEvent	Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 →
symbolizes	French resistance → French resistance during the Franco-Prussian War →
touristAttraction	Belfort →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi → Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →	notableWork
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →	creatorOf
Lion of Belfort ("Lion of Belfort (Paris replica)") →	influenced