Lion of Belfort

The Lion of Belfort, in , , is an 1880 monumental sculpture by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Description: sculpture by Auguste Bartholdi in Belfort, France
  • Also known as: “Le Lion”, “Le Lion de Belfort”, “Leon de Belfort”, “أسد بلفورت”, “اسد بلفور”, and “贝尔福雄狮”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Belfort citadel and Belfort Cathedral.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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, otherwise the Cathedral of Saint… is situated 220 metres north of Lion of Belfort.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Lion of Belfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miotte and Essert.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a commune in the … is situated 3½ km west of Lion of Belfort.

Village
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is a commune in the Haute-Saône… is situated 6 km west of Lion of Belfort.

Lion of Belfort

Latitude
47.63664° or 47° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
6.86457° or 6° 51′ 52″ east
Elevation
379 metres (1,243 feet)
Open location code
8FV8JVP7+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 207232347
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Geo­Names ID
12009512
Wiki­data ID
Q926536
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Lion of Belfort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أسد بلفور”
  • Basque: “Belforteko Lehoia”
  • Bulgarian: “Белфорски лъв”
  • Catalan: “Lleó de Belfort”
  • Chinese: “貝爾福之獅”
  • Chinese: “贝尔福之狮”
  • Chuvash: “Бельфор арӑсланӗ”
  • Czech: “Belfortský lev”
  • Dutch: “Lion of Belfort”
  • Esperanto: “Leono de Belfort”
  • French: “Lion de Belfort”
  • German: “Löwe von Belfort”
  • Greek: “Λέων του Μπελφόρ”
  • Hebrew: “האריה מבלפור”
  • Indonesian: “Lion de Belfort”
  • Indonesian: “Singa Belfort”
  • Italian: “Leone di Belfort”
  • Latvian: “Belforas lauva”
  • Luxembourgish: “Léiw vu Belfort”
  • Macedonian: “Белфорски лав”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Leon de Belfòrt”
  • Persian: “شیر بلفور”
  • Polish: “Lew Belfortu”
  • Portuguese: “Leão de Belfort”
  • Romanian: “Leul din Belfort”
  • Russian: “Бельфорский лев”
  • Spanish: “León de Belfort”
  • Vietnamese: “Sư tử Belfort”
  • Western Armenian: “Պելֆորի առիւծ”
  • Western Armenian: “Պելֆորի Առիւծը”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Les Glacis and Le Fourneau.

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