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Fountains/ Statues: Frédéric Auguste Barholdi
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  • dinhyen
  • By dinhyen on July 2, 2003
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  • Bartholdi monument, seen with the Water Tower - Colmar
    Bartholdi monument, seen
    with the Water Tower
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    Barholdi is Colmar's most well-known son. His Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, as a gift of friendship from France to the US. In Colmar you can visit the Barholdi Museum as well as the the house where he was born. There also many public works by Barholdi, notably the statue of General Rapp and Bruat Fountain in Place Rapp.

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    Fountains/ Statues: Town Walk - 18 - Schwendi Fountain
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  • By robertbaum on November 8, 2007
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  • view from the former customs house Koiffhus - Colmar
    view from the former customs
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    "Lazare de Schwendi (1522-1583) was a diplomat turned commander under the Holy Roman Empire for which he was rewarded with the domain of Hohlandsberg, near Colmar. According to legend, the vine stern held by his statue evokes the Tokay vines brought back from his campaigns in Hungary, which in fact the pinot gris established in Alsace from the Middle Ages. This work by Bartholdi was exhibited at the 1897 Paris Exhibition and then moved to this fountain which was inaugurated in 1898."

  • Address: at Place de l'Ancienne Douane
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    Fountains/ Statues: Town Walk - 21 - Monument dedicated to Pfeffel
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  • Updated By robertbaum on November 10, 2007
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    "Théophile-Conrad Pfeffel (1736-1809), who lost his sight in 1757, devoted his life to literature and teaching: in 1773 he founded a military academy for training young Protestants unable to attend the Royal Academy, and in 1803 was made president of the Evangelical Consistory of Colmar. He left a collection of poems, fables, stories and short stories. This statue which was made by Charles Geiss in 1927 is a sandstone copy of the original work by André Friedrich (1859)."

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    Fountains/ Statues: La Fontaine Bruat
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  • Updated By dinhyen on July 12, 2003
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  • Fontaine Bruat - Colmar
    Fontaine Bruat
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    Work by Bartholdi and Choain commemorating the commander of the French fleet during the Crimean war. The statues at the foot of the fountain represent Africans and Oceanians.

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    Fountains/ Statues: Statue by Bartholdi
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  • Updated By annk on May 15, 2003
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  • another Bartholdi statue - Colmar
    another Bartholdi statue
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    In addition to the Museum, Bartholdi's works can be viewed around town, in the squares and colorful gardens.

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    Fountains/ Statues: Schwendi
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  • Updated By traveloturc on June 19, 2009
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  • schwendi fountain - Colmar
    schwendi fountain
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    Lazare of Schwendi, 1898, on the fountain.The fountain is also helpful for refreshment specially in the hot summer days.)))

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    Fountains/ Statues: Fontaine Roesselmann
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  • By dinhyen on July 12, 2003
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    Fontaine Roesselmann,
    Colmar
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    This fountain, at the corner of Rue Turenne and Rue Du Manege, features a statue of a 13th-century provost of the city. This is another work by Bartholdi.

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    Fountains/ Statues: Fountain Schwendi
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  • By pedmar on May 23, 2009
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  • fountain Schwendi - Colmar
    fountain Schwendi
    by pedmar
    a wonderful achievement of Bartholdi native son who also built the Statue of Liberty in NYC and has a museum in the city.

    The Schwendi fountain, designed by Bartholdi, was built in 1898, and represents Lazare de Schwendi, a warlord who fought for the Empire.

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  • Address: Place de l'ancienne Douane
  • Directions: just around from St Matthieu church in city center, cant missed it
  • Website: http://www.ot-colmar.fr/
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    Fountains/ Statues: Town Walk - 31 - Monument dedicated to Hirn
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  • By robertbaum on December 15, 2007
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    Monument dedicated to
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    "This work by Auguste Bartholdi was unveiled in 1894, and celebrates the memory of Gustave Adolphe Hirn (Logelbach 1815 - Colmar 1890), one of the great men of science of the 19th century. Hirn was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher and a corresponding member of the Institute, and affiliated to numerous European academies. The application of his research in thermodynamics and in petroleum technology made him one of the pioneers of modern industry."

  • Address: Boulevard du Gal. Leclerc, 68000 Colmar
  • Directions: There is a small park at the corner of Boulevard du Gal. Leclerc and Boulevard Saint-Pierre
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    Fountains/ Statues: Town Walk - 38 - Monument to General Rapp
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  • By robertbaum on December 21, 2007
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  • Monument to General Rapp - Colmar
    Monument to General Rapp
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    "A military ground for Execises was developed on the premises in 1793 , and was named "Champ-de-Mars". It was developed into a public park in 1808 in its southern part, while the Place Rapp area remained the privileged site of military review as well as festive and sportive demonstrations. The Rapp monument was erected in 1856, built by Bartholdi. Jean Rapp was born in Colmar and was one of the great generals of Napoleon."

  • Address: Place Rapp, 68000 Colmar
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