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 Très Petit Lady Liberty by bpacker
I saw the mini-me version of the real thing when I went on the night cruise on the Seine Leave a Comment
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This bronze reduction (1/3 size of the original) of the work conceived by the french sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi for the port of New York, was offered in 1889 to the Paris' city by the town's American community to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution.
The Parisian Statue de la Liberte stands, since 1898, on the Ile aux Cygnes, in front of the Pont de Grenelle.
After facing East (in order not to turn her back to the presidential Palais de l'Elysee) she now , since 1937, faces West to 'look' at her big sister in New York.
She too, could be considered as a VT member : from 1998 to 2000 she went in Tokyo to be on display there for a Japanese "French year". Leave a Comment
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In between the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees is the Alma Tunnel. It's located at a busy intersection at Place de l'Alma across the Pont de l'Alma.
It is in this tunnel that Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a horrific car crash in August, 1997. The Place de l'Alma is above the tunnel and long before the Princess's death a replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame was erected here.
After the Princess's death the Liberty flame became a sort of memorial to her. It is a golden sculpture, not huge, but it seems fitting as a memorial to Diana somehow. As you view it you will notice flowers and notes placed there by grieving admirers. On the barrier wall located across from the sculpture other admirers have written their sentiments about the Princess.
All in all it is a touching tribute and you will most likely be moved by what you read. Leave a Comment
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Wales met her fate by kenyneo
A lot of people put their signatures on the wall near the flame. So I also followed. But really suprised when I saw people wrote " Diana Forever " or " In Memory of old Diana " .....and now I remember my friend Patrick told me Diana and Dodi was killed at the underpass there. Leave a Comment
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 Liberty Mini-me by fishandchips
The one in my photo is from the Luxemburg gardens and can be found in the South Western corner. I'm not sure how many people are aware of the existence of this tiny Statue of Liberty in the Luxembourg Gardens. I discovered it by accident one day and it’s only slightly larger than life size. It doesn’t look exactly the same as the one gifted to the USA by France and located in New York. Leave a Comment
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 by Bigjones
Several replicas of the statue exist in the world, one being just a step away from the Eiffel Tower on the small island ("Ile aux Cygnes") in front of the Grenelle Bridge (metro : Bir Hakeim) (height : 11,5m).
This statue seems to be really "off the beaten path" for the Parisians themselves. I read about it in a travel book but I didn't have the addess so I asked many people in the street to know exactly where it was but most of them thought I was joking, even a bus driver working for a touristic company ! Finally, we found it ourselves while walking along the Seine ;-) Leave a Comment
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The Statue of Liberty of Auguste Bartholdi. One of the numerous copies was erected in 1889 on the Ile aux Cygnes (Swans Island) in front of the Pont de Grenelle.
The Statue can be freely seen going to the Island by the stair which is in the middle of the Pont de Grenelle. The face of teh statue is turned toward West that means the USA. Initially, it was turned toward East because the President of the Republic refused to unveil it by boat and wanted to be on the bridge during the ceremony.
It is a few known area of Paris. I recommend to go on the Left bank to see a modern district of the Capital.
More photographs of the Statue of Liberty on the travelogue 'Passy - La Muette' Leave a Comment
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over the Seine by mrclay2000Leave a Comment
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 Mini Liberty by barryg23
The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from the French to the USA to celebrate the centenary of USA's independence and in acknowledgement of this gift, some Americans living in Paris put up this small replica.
If you are interested in visiting the statue, I would advise you go along during the day. It's not in the nicest area of Paris, and in the evenings its very quiet and a little creepy here. Leave a Comment
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