Smiling Angel
The Smiling Angel, also known as the Smile of Reims or Angel of the Annunciation, is a stone sculpture at the cathedral of Reims. Sculptors that were pioneers of the Gothic style came from workshops in Chartres, Paris and Amiens to work on the Reims Cathedral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: sculpture
- Description: statue of an angel in Reims, France
- Also known as: “Ange du Sourire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reims Cathedral and Palace of Tau.
Reims Cathedral
Church
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Reims, known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims.
Palace of Tau
Museum
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace of Tau in Reims, France, was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims. It is associated with the kings of France, whose coronation was held in the nearby cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims and the following coronation banquet in the palace itself. Palace of Tau is situated 110 metres east of Smiling Angel.
Falala Library (Reims)
Library
Photo: Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falala Library (Reims) is situated 100 metres southwest of Smiling Angel.
Smiling Angel
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Reims, Arrondissement of Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.25357° or 49° 15′ 13″ northLongitude
4.03288° or 4° 1′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FX6723M+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 7383063433OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q3201978
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Smiling Angel” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ժպտացող հրեշտակ”
- Dutch: “L’Ange au sourire”
- French: “Ange au sourire”
- French: “Ange au Sourire”
- French: “Ange de Saint Nicaise”
- French: “L’Ange au Sourire”
- French: “Sourire de Reims”
- German: “L’Ange au Sourire”
- German: “Lächelnder Engel von Reims”
- German: “Sourire de Reims”
- Japanese: “ランスの天使”
- Japanese: “ランスの天使像”
- Japanese: “微笑みの天使”
- Japanese: “微笑みの天使像”
- Portuguese: “Anjo Sorridente”
- Russian: “Улыбающийся ангел”
- Spanish: “Angel de la sonrisa”
- Spanish: “Ángel de la sonrisa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cathédrale de Reims and Place du Cardinal Luçon.
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