Génie de la Liberté
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Génie de la Liberté is a gilded bronze statue symbolizing the spirit of freedom that crowns the July Column in Paris’s Place de la Bastille.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spirit of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Revolution traditions
ⓘ
July Revolution of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in France
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Paris ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ |
| color | golden ⓘ |
| commemorates | victims of the July Revolution of 1830 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Auguste Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crowns | July Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
figure in motion
ⓘ
genius of liberty ⓘ winged male figure ⓘ |
| erected | 1836 ⓘ |
| function | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | public monument ⓘ |
| hasWings | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 4 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique (as part of the July Column) ⓘ |
| holds |
broken chain
ⓘ
torch of civilization ⓘ |
| inception | 1830s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
11th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
4th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Paris ⓘ Place de la Bastille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | former site of the Bastille prison ⓘ |
| locatedOn | top of the July Column ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
gilded bronze ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Genius of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | facing west ⓘ |
| partOf |
July Column
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Place de la Bastille urban ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sculptor | Auguste Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
freedom
ⓘ
liberty ⓘ |
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