- Parent Category: Statues Paris
Large gilded flame next to Pont Alma.
It is often thought to be the Princess Diana memorial because it is close to the entrance of the tunnel where she was killed in 1997 - the tunnel under pont de l'Alma. It has been adopted by the public as an unofficial memorial.
It is however older than this tragic event.
To commemorate the gift, the Business community collected for this statue which was put in place in 1989.
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Statue of a dancing faun with a flute in Jardin du Luxembourg.
Le faune dansant - the dancing faun - was finished by Eugène Louis Lequesne in 1850 and is standing close to the perimeter fence of Jardin du Luxembourg.
The well built, young faun dances on a sack of wine, playing a flute which he holds in his right hand.
Raising his left arm and his right leg, you can see the energy in his movements.
Eugène Louis Lequesne was inspired by a statue of a dancing faun found in Pompei and exhibited at Naples.
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The stone figure of Frankfurt is above the furthest left plinth outside Gare du Nord.
The figure of Frankfurt by Gabriel Thomas (1865) is one of the eight larger statues on the cornice line of Gare du Nord, representing international destinations reached from Paris by this railway (at that time) as well as Paris.
They are from left to right:
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
Berlin
Cologne
London
Vienna
Frankfurt wears a gown slung over the left shoulder and a crown. Her left wrist is pushed against her hip. She is leaning on a large shield with her right hand.
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The coloured statue of a Mexican boy with sombrero and his cape stands in Parc de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement.
Filipe the Mexican is one of 21 statues created by Rachid Khimoune under the concept of Les Enfants du Monde (Children of the World). The statues have been installed 2001 in Parc de Bercy. The statues are made from re-used industrial metal items with different textures welded together.
Felipe wears a straw sombrero with an upturned rim. His white poncho is adorned with chequered bordures.
