Talk:The Lion of Belfort
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Hello,
I am currently a Belfort citizen and would like to provide you with a wider view of the lion of belfort and a description of the belfort town as well. The lion of Belfort dominates the landscape of the city as it has been built on the top of the main hill. It should also be added that Bartholdi is the french architect who also built the statue of the Liberty in New York. Belfort resisted being besieged in 1814, 1815 and in 1870 during the Prussian war –and avoided being annexed unlike Alsace and Lorraine. And it is this same resistance which has been commemorated by the 11 metre high red-pink sandstone lion, built into the rock face. Here is a link where pictures of the Lion can be viewed: http://fr.search.yahoo.com/search/images?fr=FP-tab-img-t&ei=ISO-8859-1&p=lion+de+belfort. " Getting round Belfort presents little problem as the town is sliced in half by the river Savoureuse with the old town in the east, full of old fashioned grocery and antique shops, and to the west the commercial part. The town has more of an Alsatian or even German feel to it than French, with its large open squares and imposing houses." (1) Besides, the city of Belfort is widely known for being the smallest department of France. The city hosts the Alsthom plant which produces the fastest trains best known as the TGV (High speed train) which has the capacity to reach up to reach up to 515km/hour speed. From a Cultural point of view, Belfort is a welcoming and a dynamic town, thanks to the several events which are being organized like the FIMU, the Eurockéennes, the film festival Entrevues ... The FIMU (taking place in May) gathers every kind of music styles performed by international musicians (mainly students) who are given the opportunity to play their music in the streets of the city for free. The Eurockeennes is another major event known as the first open air concert in Europe which hosts world famous groups and attracts people from all over the world. I hope you have now gained a wider overview of my town.
[edit] Scale
What is the point of publishing photos of something larger than life if there is nothing in the photo to give any evidence of the scale? Would be far more meaningful if a human figure, or an automobile, or something recognizable was in the photos. Can anyone provide that?Michael Dorosh 01:48, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
- Never mind, did it myself. :-) Michael Dorosh 04:44, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
References: (1) http://www.intofrance.co.uk/destinations/guides/department.asp?departmentid=37
