Monument Bartholdi (Bartholdi Monument), Colmar
Bartholdi Monument is a tribute to the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi was the artist who created the Statue of Liberty and the Lion of Belfort. He is considered to be one of Colmar's most famous artists.
The monument dedicated to Bartholdi was crafted in 1907 by Hubert Louis Noel and Auguste Rubin, former pupils of the master. The sculpture shows the bronze figure of Bartholdi standing atop a pink granite base.
Bartholdi Monument is located in the Water Tower Park (Parc Du Chateau D'eau). The park is well known for its rose garden with 38 varieties of shrubs. There are also some of the oldest trees in Colmar and several walking paths that take visitors past swamp cypress and redwoods. Monument Bartholdi is located at the park's south entrance.
The park is open 24 hours. Visitors taking an evening walking tour of the park will find ample lighting to view Bartholdi Monument.
The monument dedicated to Bartholdi was crafted in 1907 by Hubert Louis Noel and Auguste Rubin, former pupils of the master. The sculpture shows the bronze figure of Bartholdi standing atop a pink granite base.
Bartholdi Monument is located in the Water Tower Park (Parc Du Chateau D'eau). The park is well known for its rose garden with 38 varieties of shrubs. There are also some of the oldest trees in Colmar and several walking paths that take visitors past swamp cypress and redwoods. Monument Bartholdi is located at the park's south entrance.
The park is open 24 hours. Visitors taking an evening walking tour of the park will find ample lighting to view Bartholdi Monument.
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Sight Name: Monument Bartholdi (Bartholdi Monument)
Sight Location: Colmar, France (See walking tours in Colmar)
Sight Type: Statue/Public Art
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Sight Location: Colmar, France (See walking tours in Colmar)
Sight Type: Statue/Public Art
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Auguste Bartholdi is one of the most famous artists from Colmar. His works, such as the Lion of Belfort in Belfort, France, and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, are known around the world. Colmar is decorated with open-air pieces sculpted by the artist.
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Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 5.9 Km or 3.7 Miles
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Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 5.9 Km or 3.7 Miles
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Charlemagne was well acquainted with Colmar in his wars with the Saxons from 772 to 804 AD. Carolingian emperor Charles the Fat held an assembly there in 884. It was a free imperial city under Emperor Frederick II in 1226. Captured and held by Sweden in 1632, it was conquered at last by Louis XIV of France in 1673.
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles