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The 10 Epic Sculptures of Jardin du Luxembourg. 1. The Statue of Liberty, 1900. For the Universal Exhibition of 1900, sculptor August Bartholdi donated to the Luxembourg Museum the bronze statue that served as the model for the Statue of Liberty (dedicated in 1886 on Liberty Island in New York Harbor).
During and after the July Monarchy of 1848, the park became the home of a large population of statues; first the Queens and famous women of France, lined along the terraces; then, in 1880s and 1890s, monuments to writers and artists, a small-scale model by Bartholdi of his Liberty Enlightening the World (commonly known as the Statue of Liberty ...
The Garden's Statues. Plants are just part of the story. In the garden, there are also 102 statues that people the paths and avenues: an impressive collection that makes the Luxembourg a real open-air museum.
Victor Thérasse, Bathilde (1848). Aimé Millet, Phidias (1889), devant l'orangerie, côté sud. Le jardin du Luxembourg abrite 106 statues 1, dont les suivantes : En partant au nord-est du jardin, sur le côté du palais : Le Gaulois ou Le Silence, par Guillaume Berthelot (1580-1648) ;
The Queens of France and Famous Women ( Reines de France et Femmes illustres) is a group of sculptures in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It consists of 20 marble sculptures arranged around a large pond in front of the Palais du Luxembourg.
Dans le jardin, ce sont également 102 statues qui peuplent les allées et avenues : une collection impressionnante qui fait du Luxembourg un véritable musée à ciel ouvert. La plupart des statues du jardin datent du XIXe siècle, représentant les artistes de l'époque et symbolisant le lien entre l'art et le Luxembourg.
