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La statue de la Résistance


La statue de la Résistance par Falguière (The statue of the Resistance by Falguière) was a 9-foot tall snow sculpture of a nude woman with a cannon, designed by Alexandre Falguière during the Franco-Prussian War in December 1870. The statue of meant to symbolize the resistance of the French army during the Siege of Paris (1870–1871).



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