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Dark statue of man sitting, leaning forward with his right elbow on his left thigh and the back of his hand supporting his head at Metro station Varenne.He is staring at the ground close to him.
He is wearing no clothes.
This statue in the Metro station Varenne is a fibre glass copy of Auguste Rodin's 1902 work 'Le Penseur' (The Thinker). The original bronze can be found in the Musée Rodin, which is served by this Metro station.
The Thinker has a well-trained body with some of his veins protruding.
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The stone figure of Paris is on the centre plinth at Gare du Nord.
The figure of Paris by Pierre-Jules Cavelier (1865) is flanked by eight large statues on the cornice line of Gare du Nord, representing international destinations reached from Paris by this railway (at that time).
They are from left to right:
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
Berlin
Cologne
London
Vienna
Paris stands in front of the French flag, leaning on a shield with the arms of the city with her right hand and an eagle at her feet.
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The stone figure of Rouen is on the façade of Gare du Nord, just below the clock.
Rouen by Eugène Louis Lequesne (1865) is one of 12 smaller figures representing French destinations from Gare du Nord. They are on the façade of the station.
Rouen holds a staff in her right hand and leans with her left hand on a shield. She wears a crown and a greek-style dress.
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The stone statue of Saint Cécile stands in a frame on the right façade of the Madeleine.
Saint Cécile is one of the very early saints, having lived around 200 a.d.
She is thought to be the origin of church music and this statue by Auguste Dumont (1842) shows her with a large writing feather in her right hand and a harp cradling in her left arm.
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Marble statue of Saint Geneviève in Jardin du Luxembourg. The statue is part of the group of women of royal standing and female saints.
The statue of Saint Geneviève was created by Michel Mercier in 1845. She has very long open hair with two plaids at the sides. She wears a tight top and a long skirt. Her right hand rests on her left, which holds some cloth.
From a young age Geneviève devoted herself to religious living. In the year 451 she persuaded the inhabitants of Paris not to surrender to the Huns.
