Lion of Belfort (Montreal)
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The Lion of Belfort is a monument
at Dorchester Square
in Downtown Montreal
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. The Lion appears reposed, calm and alert—indicating the city is safe. The lion was sculpted by George William Hill
, who was inspired by the Lion of Belfort by Frédéric Bartholdi, atop a granite base by Robert Findlay. It was inaugurated on May 24, 1897. The Lion is placed at the eastern side along Metcalfe and formed the eastern point in the cross. It was initially part of a fountain established for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee by the Sun Life Assurance Company prior to the development of the Sun Life Building
.
George William Hill
was inspired, as a inscription carved in the stone notes, by the Lion of Belfort.
Monuments and memorials in Montreal
This is a list public art in Montreal.-List organized alphabetically:*Ahuntsic Statue, Montreal*Brother Andre Statue*Norman Bethune Memorial *Black Rock, Montreal*Boer War Memorial *Ignace Bourget Monument...
at Dorchester Square
Dorchester Square
Dorchester Square is a large urban square in downtown Montreal. Together with Place du Canada, the area is just over 21,000 m2 or 2.1 ha of manicured and protected urban parkland bordered by René Lévesque Boulevard to the south, Peel Street to the west, Metcalfe to the east and Dominion Square to...
in Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
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Overview
The Lion of Belfort is a reclining British Imperial Lion, facing East towards the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The Lion appears reposed, calm and alert—indicating the city is safe. The lion was sculpted by George William Hill
George William Hill (sculptor)
George William Hill was a Canadian sculptor. He was known as one of Canada's foremost sculptor during the first half of the 20th century, because of the numerous public memorials he made....
, who was inspired by the Lion of Belfort by Frédéric Bartholdi, atop a granite base by Robert Findlay. It was inaugurated on May 24, 1897. The Lion is placed at the eastern side along Metcalfe and formed the eastern point in the cross. It was initially part of a fountain established for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee by the Sun Life Assurance Company prior to the development of the Sun Life Building
Sun Life Building
The Sun Life Building is a historic office building on Dorchester Square in downtown Montreal, Canada.-History and construction:...
.
George William Hill
George William Hill (sculptor)
George William Hill was a Canadian sculptor. He was known as one of Canada's foremost sculptor during the first half of the 20th century, because of the numerous public memorials he made....
was inspired, as a inscription carved in the stone notes, by the Lion of Belfort.