Génie de la Liberté statue
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The Génie de la Liberté statue is a gilded bronze figure of the Spirit of Freedom crowning Paris’s July Column in the Place de la Bastille, symbolizing liberty and the 1830 July Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| allegorical figure Liberty | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gilded bronze sculpture
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statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spirit of Freedom statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | July Revolution of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPoliticalConcept |
freedom
GENERATED
ⓘ
republicanism GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French Revolution of 1830 ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Paris
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Outdoor sculpture in Paris ⓘ Statues of men in France ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | monument to the July Revolution ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crowns | July Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
emblem of freedom in Parisian iconography
ⓘ
symbol of French republican ideals ⓘ |
| depicts |
Spirit of Freedom
NERFINISHED
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winged male figure ⓘ |
| designedBy | Auguste Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century sculpture ⓘ |
| finish | gilded ⓘ |
| function | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| hasWings | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 4 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important symbol of Paris ⓘ |
| holds |
broken chain
ⓘ
torch ⓘ |
| iconography | allegorical figure of Liberty ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 1840 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Paris
ⓘ
Place de la Bastille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedOn | Place de la Bastille roundabout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Genius of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | faces west ⓘ |
| partOf | July Column ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sculptor | Auguste Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsAbove | Place de la Bastille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsOn | top of the July Column ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
liberty
ⓘ
the July Revolution of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Place de la Bastille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
allegorical figure Liberty