Lion of Belfort
The Lion of Belfort, in Belfort, France, is an 1880 monumental sculpture by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty.
- Work of art
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,240 feet)
- Description: sculpture by Auguste Bartholdi in Belfort, France
- Also known as“Le Lion”“Le Lion de Belfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Belfort citadel and Belfort Cathedral.
Belfort Cathedral
Belfort Cathedral, otherwise the Cathedral of Saint…
220 metres north of Lion of Belfort
Prefecture hotel of Belfort
Prefecture hotel of Belfort is a public building.
300 metres northwest of Lion of Belfort
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miotte and Essert.
Essert
Essert is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort…
3½ km west of Lion of Belfort
Châlonvillars
Châlonvillars is a commune in the Haute-Saône…
6 km west of Lion of Belfort
Lion of Belfort
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Latitude
47.63664° or 47° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
6.86457° or 6° 51′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FV8JVP7+MR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Lion of Belfort” goes by many names.
أسد بلفورتArabic
اسد بلفورArabic
Belforteko LehoiaBasque
Белфорски лъвBulgarian
Lleó de BelfortCatalan
貝爾福之獅Chinese
贝尔福之狮Chinese
贝尔福雄狮Chinese
Бельфор арӑсланӗChuvash
Belfortský levCzech
Lion of BelfortDutch
Leono de BelfortEsperanto
Λέων του ΜπελφόρGreek
האריה מבלפורHebrew
Lion de BelfortIndonesian
Singa BelfortIndonesian
Leone di BelfortItalian
Belforas lauvaLatvian
Léiw vu BelfortLuxembourgish
Белфорски лавMacedonian
Leon de BelfòrtOccitan (post 1500)
شیر بلفورPersian
Lew BelfortuPolish
Leul din BelfortRomanian
Бельфорский левRussian
Sư tử BelfortVietnamese
Պելֆորի առիւծWestern Armenian
Պելֆորի ԱռիւծըWestern Armenian
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