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Place de la République, 90000Belfort, France
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2024
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Monument to three Resistance officers who defended Belfort with unshakeable firmness. A symbol of the town

Located between the Palais de Justice and the Préfecture, this monument pays tribute to the three officers who organized the city's resistance during the sieges of 1814 (113 days), 1815 (15 days) and 1870-71 (103 days). Like the Lion, it was designed by Bartholdi, who only had time to complete the model before his death. The three layers of red sandstone were taken from Vauban's former fortifications. The people of Belfort also refer to it as the monument of the three liars. But why? There's Legrand (but he's the smallest), Lecourbe (who stands up straight) and Denfert-Rochereau... whose statue is in bronze, like those at the top of the pedestal, which are allegorical representations of France and Alsace. Denfert-Rochereau's words are etched here for all eternity: to the enemy who summoned him to surrender, the colonel replied: "We are aware of our duties to France and to the Republic, and we are determined to fulfill them."


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roby82
Visited in november 2018
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Ce monument a été imaginé par BARTHOLDI, mais suite à son décès, construit par 2 de ses élèves, avec l'appui financier de la veuve du sculpteur. Il symbolise la résistance de la ville de BELFORT aux 3 invasions de la FRANCE et commémore la création du territoire de BELFORT.
Il met à l'honneur, 3 chefs militaires: DENFERT-ROCHEREAU, LECOURBE et LEGRAND.
Situé sur la place de la République qui est aussi un parking, on ne peut que regretter que ce monument ne soit pas mis en valeur.
gwadaboy
Visited in october 2018
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l'entrée de la vieille ville. monument un peu gâché à mon avis par les parkings alentour. A remarquer en face la façade du théâtre municipal

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