L’Âme de la France

L'Âme de la France is the name given by the French sculptor Carlo Sarrabezolles to three identical monumental statues that he executed in three different materials during the interwar period, the first in plaster in 1921, the second in stone in 1922, and the last in bronze in 1930.

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Type: Memorial
Description: sculpture by Carlo Sarrabezolles
Also known as: “Âme de la France”, “L’Ame de la France”, “L’âme de la France”, and “Monument aux morts intitulé l’Ame de la France”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maison Morange and Guétali de la villa Barau.

Maison Morange

Museum

Photo: Lauriane Giraud Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maison Morange is a museum, which is situated 250 metres west of L’Âme de la France.

Guétali de la villa Barau

Building

Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guétali de la villa Barau is a building.

Église Saint-Henri

Church

Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Henri is a church, which is situated 350 metres west of L’Âme de la France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell-Bourg and Mare à Poule d’Eau.

Hell-Bourg

Village

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Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell.