Standing Woman

Standing Woman is a heroic bronze statue of a confident, robust nude woman by Gaston Lachaise that was modeled in 1928–1930 and first cast in bronze in 1933.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Gaston Lachaise
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tuileries Garden and Orsay Museum.

Park
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
The is a public garden between the and the in the , . Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.

Museum
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée d'Orsay is a in , , on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 420 metres south of Standing Woman.

Square
The , originally Place Louis XV, and later Place Louis XVI, is a in , . Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. is situated 380 metres northwest of Standing Woman.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Germain.

Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.
The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Suburb
is a historic district of , France. The Faubourg has long been known as the favourite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic hôtels particuliers. It is currently part of the .

Suburb
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Standing Woman

Latitude
48.86365° or 48° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
2.32562° or 2° 19′ 32″ east
Inception
1932
Open location code
8FW4V87G+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5341890375
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3496605
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Standing Woman” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Standing Woman
  • French: Standing Woman
  • Slovenian: Stoječa ženska

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Standing Woman”. Photo: Gaston Lachaise, CC BY 2.5.