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Within a single acre lushly landscaped with cypress trees and gravel paths modeled after the Bagatelle Gardens in Paris, it comprises twenty monumental bronzes that include many of Rodin’s most famous sculptures including The Walking Man, two heads of the Burghers of Calais (the life size versions of which can be seen in Memorial Court in ...
Burghers of Calais Sculpture - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) United States. California (CA) Stanford. Things to Do in Stanford. Burghers of Calais Sculpture. 10 reviews. #5 of 20 things to do in Stanford. Points of Interest & LandmarksMonuments & Statues. Open now. 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM. Write a review. About. Duration: < 1 hour.
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Aug 23, 2017 · Rodin’s Burghers of Calais (1884–1895) in Memorial Court and 20 works in the Rodin Sculpture Garden, adjacent to the museum, are accessible 24 hours a day. Rodin’s “Age of Bronze.” (Image credit: Courtesy Cantor Arts Center)
The Burghers of Calais, 2004. The Stanford Family statue, commissioned by Jane Stanford in 1890, was originally placed in Memorial Court. In February 1915, it was moved to the museum and remained there until 1978. Today, Memorial Court houses The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin.
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The Burghers of Calais, located en walking route to the Stanford University quad, offers an awe-inspiring sight. These life-sized sculptures radiate a grandiosity that transcends their physical dimensions.
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Jun 24, 2023 · Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. In 1884 the French city of Calais commissioned Auguste Rodin to create a memorial honoring heroes of the Hundred Years' War. (A historical marker located in Stanford in Santa Clara County, California.)
Nov 6, 2009 · The Burghers of Calais are a collection of six bronzed figure in the Main Quad of Stanford University. The six figures are in a setting made to look like the the sandstones pavers of the streets of the city of Calais. The works are by French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
