Strassburgi-emlékmű

Strassburg-i emlékmű



Ez a szobor a Basel SBB pályaudvarral szembeni parkban van. Frédéric Bartholdi, francia szobrászművész szobra. Strasbourg ajándékozta a szobrot, hogy köszönetét nyilvánítsa a svájciak segítségért a porosz-francia (1870/71) háborúban.



németül bővebben a szoborról: http://www.altbasel.ch/dossier/strassburgerdenkmal.html



angolul:

"Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, 1834–1904, French sculptor, b. Colmar, Alsace. He studied painting under Ary Scheffer but turned to sculpture. Among his many works is a colossal group, Switzerland Succoring Strasbourg, presented by France to Switzerland and now at Basel." forrás: http://www.answers.com/topic/fr-d-ric-bartholdi



"Switzerland Succoring Strasbourg, at Basel, Switzerland, was a gift from the French city of Strasbourg, in appreciation of the help it received during the Franco-Prussian War."

forrás: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bartholdi