The Lion is the symbol of Belfort. It was designed by Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. The Lion is 22 m long by 11 m high. It recalls the town\u2019s resistance during the war (1870- 1871).<\/p>\n
Place d\u2019Armes : in the heart of the Old Town, you can see the Quand M\u00eame<\/em> statue (1882) by Antonin Merci\u00e9, the Saint- Christophe Cathedrale<\/em> (1727) and the City Hall<\/em> (1724).<\/p>\n Place de la R\u00e9publique : in the centre, the Three Sieges Monument (1912) was built to the glory of Commander Legrand, General Lecourbe and Colonel Denfert- Rochereau, defenders of the city during the three sieges of the 19th century.<\/p>\n Brisach Gate : the royal gate was built in 1687 by Vauban. It is adorned with the emblem of Louis XIV – a sun. In the centre, fleur- de- lys and the royal crown are surrounded by trophies.<\/p>\n H\u00f4tel du D\u00e9partement : the building here is the former Vauban Barracks. It was built in 1899 to house Engineer and Artillery Regiments.<\/p>\n Great Fountain : the fountain were found in the 1497 town accounts. The fish market used to be held here in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Lion is the symbol of Belfort. It was designed by Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. The Lion is 22 m long by 11 m high. It recalls the town\u2019s resistance during the war (1870- 1871). Place d\u2019Armes : in the heart of the Old Town, you can see the Quand M\u00eame …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6840],"tags":[7969,6486,7964,7966,7968,7970,7967,7971,7963,7965,7961,7962,6487,1904],"class_list":["post-23290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-and-tourism","tag-bartholdi-en","tag-belfort-en","tag-city","tag-emblem","tag-lion-en","tag-louis-xiv-en","tag-middle-ages","tag-monument-en","tag-old-town","tag-sun","tag-the-lion-of-belfort","tag-the-statue-of-liberty","tag-vauban-en","tag-war"],"yoast_head":"\n