{"id":208409,"date":"2024-08-13T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/?p=208409"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:28:10","slug":"lion-belfort-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/insolite\/histoire-insolite-paris\/lion-belfort-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Savez-vous que ce lion parisien a un fr\u00e8re jumeau dans une autre ville fran\u00e7aise ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plac\u00e9 au centre de la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre <strong>place Denfert-Rochereau<\/strong> \u00e0 Paris, ce monument repr\u00e9sentant un lion n&rsquo;est pas unique&#8230; En effet, il a un fr\u00e8re jumeau dans une autre ville fran\u00e7aise !<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Un monument \u00e0 Denfert-Rochereau<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Situ\u00e9e au centre de la place Denfert-Rochereau, cette statue embl\u00e9matique du 14e arrondissement de Paris repr\u00e9sente un <strong>lion <\/strong>pr\u00eat \u00e0 se d\u00e9fendre. Sous une patte, on peut d\u00e9couvrir une fl\u00e8che qu&rsquo;il vient d&rsquo;arr\u00eater, tandis que son regard tourn\u00e9 vers l&rsquo;ouest se porterait sur la statue de la Libert\u00e9. Ces deux monuments ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s par le sculpteur <strong>Auguste Bartholdi<\/strong> : le lion a pour sa part \u00e9t\u00e9 inaugur\u00e9 en 1879 \u00e0 l&#8217;emplacement de l\u2019ancienne barri\u00e8re d\u2019Enfer du mur des Fermiers g\u00e9n\u00e9raux.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208418\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3.jpg\" alt=\"Le lion de Denfert-Rochereau - \u00a9 Adobe Stock\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-749x500.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le lion de Denfert-Rochereau &#8211; \u00a9 Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"attachment_134133\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134133\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Un hommage \u00e0 un colonel<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Son emplacement n&rsquo;est pas le fruit du hasard, puisque la place Denfert-Rochereau a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e ainsi afin de rendre hommage au colonel Aristide Denfert-Rochereau qui a r\u00e9sist\u00e9 \u00e0 Belfort pendant la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870 en maintenant ses troupes durant une centaine de jours dans la ville. Par son courage et sa d\u00e9termination, celui-ci a \u00e9t\u00e9 surnomm\u00e9 le \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Lion de Belfort<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0, ce qui explique la pr\u00e9sence du monument de Bartholdi \u00e0 cet endroit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208417\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2.jpg\" alt=\"Le lion de Denfert-Rochereau - \u00a9 Adobe Stock\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-80x107.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adobestock_lion-belfort-denfert-rochereau-paris-zigzag-2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le lion de Denfert-Rochereau &#8211; \u00a9 Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Le jumeau de Belfort<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Toutefois, ce lion n&rsquo;est pas unique. Si vous vous rendez \u00e0 Belfort, vous serez surpris d&rsquo;en trouver son fr\u00e8re jumeau ! En effet, la statue de la place Denfert-Rochereau est en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 une copie d\u2019un haut-relief monumental r\u00e9alis\u00e9 entre 1875 et 1880 par Bartholdi pour la ville de Bourgogne-Franche-Comt\u00e9.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189324\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lion de Belfort \u00a9 Gerald Villena \/ Adobe Stock\" width=\"1200\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-545x300.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-200x110.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-80x44.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-500x275.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-700x385.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-1000x550.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-909x500.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Gerald-Villena-_-Adobe-Stock-3-1-1-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion de Belfort \u00a9 Gerald Villena \/ Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134135\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134135\"><\/figure>\n<p>Pour r\u00e9aliser le monument de Belfort, Bartholdi s&rsquo;est inspir\u00e9 des imposantes <strong>sculptures \u00e9gyptiennes<\/strong>, des ma\u00eetres n\u00e9o-classiques Jean-L\u00e9on G\u00e9r\u00f4me et Bertel Thorvaldsen, et a longuement \u00e9tudi\u00e9 les fauves au <strong>jardin des Plantes<\/strong> de Paris. Celui-ci mesure alors 22 m\u00e8tres de long pour 11 m\u00e8tres de haut. Contrairement \u00e0 la statue parisienne en cuivre, l\u2019\u0153uvre a \u00e9t\u00e9 taill\u00e9e dans des blocs de gr\u00e8s rose de P\u00e9rouse, avant d\u2019\u00eatre rattach\u00e9e \u00e0 une falaise proche du ch\u00e2teau belfortain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00c0 lire \u00e9galement : <a title=\"Saviez-vous que cette c\u00e9l\u00e8bre statue de Paris a abrit\u00e9 un fabuleux tr\u00e9sor pendant pr\u00e8s de 200 ans ?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/insolite\/histoire-insolite-paris\/statue-henri-iv-pont-neuf-tresor\/\">Saviez-vous que cette c\u00e9l\u00e8bre statue de Paris a abrit\u00e9 un fabuleux tr\u00e9sor pendant pr\u00e8s de 200 ans ?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Image \u00e0 la une : <\/span><\/strong>Le lion de Denfert-Rochereau &#8211; \u00a9 Adobe Stock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plac\u00e9 au centre de la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre place Denfert-Rochereau \u00e0 Paris, ce monument repr\u00e9sentant un lion n&rsquo;est pas unique&#8230; En effet, il a un fr\u00e8re jumeau dans une autre ville fran\u00e7aise ! Un monument \u00e0 Denfert-Rochereau Situ\u00e9e au centre de la place Denfert-Rochereau, cette statue embl\u00e9matique du 14e arrondissement de Paris repr\u00e9sente un lion pr\u00eat \u00e0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":208416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Ce lion parisien a un fr\u00e8re jumeau dans une autre ville","_seopress_titles_desc":"Plac\u00e9 au centre de la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre place Denfert-Rochereau \u00e0 Paris, ce monument repr\u00e9sentant un lion n&#039;est pas unique en France...","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"5","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"Savez-vous que ce lion parisien a un fr\u00e8re jumeau dans une autre ville ? 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