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	Lion - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Lion, member of the cat family whose size, power, and bearing have captured human imagination since earliest times.
		Lion, Gulf of, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, southern France.
		- heraldic symbol: the lion used as a symbol in heraldry, e.g.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Lion.html (153 words)

	Belfort - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Belfort is the seat of a prefect; its public institutions include tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a chamber of commerce, a lycee, a training-college and a branch of the Bank of France.
		The construction of locomotives and machinery, carried on by the Societe Alsacienne, wire-drawing, and the spinning and weaving of cotton are included among its industries, which together with the population increased greatly owing to the Alsacian immigration after 1871.
		Belfort was besieged in 1814 by the troops of the allies and in 1815 by the Austrians.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Belfort (1901 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Belfort
		Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, prÃ©fecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort dÃ©partement in the Franche-ComtÃ© rÃ©gion.
		Belfort's strategic location, in a natural gap between the Vosges and the Jura, on a route linking the Rhine and the Rhone, has attracted human settlement and made it a target for armies.
		Belfort is the home of The Lion of Belfort, a sculpture by FrÃ©dÃ©ric Bartholdi expressing people's resistance against the siege in the Franco-Prussian War (1870).
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Belfort (608 words)

	Fortified Places > Fortresses > Belfort
		Belfort belonged to the Austrian Habsburgs from 1360 to 1636 when the city was taken over by Gaspard de Champagne, Count de la Suze, on behalf of Louis XIII, king of France.
		The fortifications of Belfort are in very good condition indeed despite the destruction of the front of the “Porte de France” removed in 1891 not by the bombs and the shells but by the picks and shovels for unclear reasons.
		The north to south east side of the fortification are almost intact with the beautifully renovated front of the “Porte Brisach” with the tower bastions and their counterguards, two gates in the demi-lune and the curtain, all the works being built in pink sandstone from the Vosges Mountains.
	www.fortified-places.com /belfort.html (858 words)

	Interfrance: City of Belfort
		On the doorsteps of Alsace, Germany and Switzerland, the Territory of Belfort is a land rich in history and heritage.
		In 1990, the high-speed TGV train, built in Belfort by the GEC-Alsthom group, broke the world rail speed record, reaching 515.3 km per hour (320 mph).
		The city of Belfort is divided by the Savoureuse river into 2 distinct parts: on the river's west bank there are extensive industrial and commercial areas and housing estates; on the east bank, lies the old town dominated by the fortified castle and citadel and the famous "Lion", symbol of Belfort.
	www.interfrance.com /en/fc/fc_belfort.html (573 words)

	Un exposé très complet sur le Lion de Belfort
		Le lion provoqua un énorme engouement chez les parisiens qui s’empressent pour voir le monument.
		En ce qui concerne le lion Belfort, il faut attendre les retombées des passions et l’activité touristique que le lion suscite pour que les autorités municipales revendiquent fièrement son appartenance à la ville.
		Son lion défend Belfort comme les sphinx défendaient les pyramides, on y voit là l’influence du voyage en Egypte sur l’artiste.
	perso.orange.fr /persodid/expolion.htm (2191 words)

	Belfort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nestled in the gap between the southern reaches of the Vosges and the northern outliers of the Jura mountains – the one natural chink in France's eastern geological armour and the obvious route for invaders – BELFORT is assured of a place in French hearts for its deeds of military daring.
		Belfort's other museum, the Donation Maurice Jardot (daily except Tues 10am–6pm; €4), is a ten-minute walk away from the tourist office down rue de Mulhouse, at no. 8, and will be of interest to fans of Cubism.
		Belfort is a good base for exploring the northeastern corner of the River Doubs.
	france-for-visitors.com /franche-comte-jura/belfort.html (423 words)

	BELFORT - Online Information article about BELFORT
		The perimeter of the Belfort defences is nearly 25 M.
		Belfort was besieged in 1814 by the troops of the See also:
		CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BELFORT.html (2557 words)

	Belfort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Belfort est une commune française, située dans le département du Territoire de Belfort et la région Franche-Comté.
		Belfort, traversé par la Savoureuse, une rivière torrentueuse domestiquée par des quais en grès rose, est situé au cœur de la trouée de Belfort (plaine entre les Vosges au nord et le Jura au sud, également nommée Porte de Bourgogne, voir Géographie du Territoire de Belfort).
		Lion de Belfort : œuvre d'Auguste Bartholdi faite de blocs de grès rose taillés séparément puis assemblés contre la falaise calcaire du château.
	fr.askmore.net /Belfort.htm (1544 words)

	Belfort - Wikitravel
		Belfort est une ville de l'Est de la France, dans la région de Franche-Comté et chef-lieu du département du Territoire de Belfort, traversée par la Savoureuse, petite rivière torrentueuse qui prend sa source au Ballon d'Alsace.
		Belfort est une ville moyenne d'environ 70000 habitants avec son agglomération, que l'amateur d'histoire comme l'amoureux de la nature pourront visiter avec beaucoup d'intérêt.
		Le Lion de Belfort, statue monumentale de 22 m de long en grès rose, oeuvre de Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi et symbolisant la résistance de la ville pendant la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870.
	wikitravel.org /fr/Belfort (1629 words)

	Belfort - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		A major fortress town since the 17th cent., it commands the Belfort Gap, or Burgundy Gate, between the Vosges and the Jura mts., thus dominating the roads from France, Switzerland, and Germany.
		An Austrian possession, Belfort passed to France by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and was fortified by Vauban.
		The siege is commemorated by a huge statue, the Lion of Belfort, by Bartholdi.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-BelfrtCit.html (178 words)

	Clever Magazine, Lion of Lucerne (www.clevermag.com)
		I think the lion you are referring to might be the one called the "Lion of Lucerne." At one of the Gates to Lucerne, Switzerland, there is a sanctuary with a huge rock, and carved into the face of the rock is a dying stone lion, which pays tribute to the Swiss Guard.
		About 500 of their number were slain, but their heroism was commemorated in 1821 by a great sculptured lion outside one of the gates of Lucerne, Switzerland, cut out of rock after a model by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
		The Lion of Lucerne ~ the Swiss lion
	www.clevermag.com /investigations/lionlucerne.htm (508 words)

	Belfort
		This was Belfort, a city that survived not one, but three major sieges in the 19th Century.
		The first photograph shows the Citadelle Belfort with the famous red lion in front, located as the base of the white rocky cliff directly under the French flag).
		Belfort's center of activity was in the new city, the pedestrian districts across the canal.
	www.tompgalvin.com /places/fr/belfort.htm (911 words)

	Feuchtwanger Lion - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Feuchtwanger Lion - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Feuchtwanger, Lion (1884-1958), German novelist and playwright, born in Munich.
		After early success in J. Barrie's Dear Brutus at Birmingham Rep (1926), and Lion Feuchtwanger's Jew Suss in London (1929), she was a memorable...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Feuchtwanger_Lion.html (102 words)

	The Lion of Belfort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lion of Belfort is a sculpture by Frédéric Bartholdi, architect of the Statue of Liberty in New York, located in Belfort, France.
		The blocs it is made of were individually sculpted then moved under Belfort castle to be assembled.
		The lion symbolizes the heroic resistance of Belfort during a 103 days long Prussian assault (from December 1870 to February 1871).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Lion_of_Belfort (190 words)

	Interfrance: Photo selection from Belfort
		The city of Belfort is divided by the Savoureuse river.
		On the east bank, lies the old town dominated by the fortified castle and citadel and the famous "Lion", symbol of Belfort.
		Located at the doorstep of Belfort city, the Malsaucy area is one of the most beautiful natural settings of the Southern Vosges Mountains.
	www.interfrance.net /photobank/fc/cities/pb_belfort.html (284 words)

	FIMU - Festival International de Musique Universitaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Belfort, a fast-developing university town, has among others a major engineering school, which is situated two places (Belfort-Sevenans) and a business college, ESTA.
		Belfort, a historical town, with its hero, the Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, a famous defender and Bartholdi, the most illustrious artist who created the Lion.
		Belfort, a welcoming and a dynamic town, thanks to the several events which are being organized like the FIMU, the Eurockéennes, the film festival Entrevues...
	www.fimu.com /fimu_v2/villeBelfort (133 words)

	Franche-Comte: Introduction - France.com
		The Territoire de Belfort has a long history of being independent.
		Its main city is Belfort, built on the banks of the river Savoureuse.
		The city's symbol, the Lion de Belfort, designed by Bertholdi (of New York's Statue of Liberty's fame) reminds visitors of the struggle put up in 1870, when the city was under siege for a duration of 105 days from the Prussian army.
	www.france.com /docs/141.html (268 words)

	Belfort Pictures by Travel Photo Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This fortified military town facing Germany is known for the Head of Belfort Lion (1875-80) carved by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi who also sculpted the Statue of Liberty.
		Head of Belfort Lion (1875-80) by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi who also sculpted the Statue of Liberty.
		Belfort Lion beneath citadel by Vauban under Louis XIV.
	www.travelphotobase.com /s/FBF.HTM (65 words)

	Culture.fr : Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As part of the events celebrating the centenary of the death of Auguste Bartholdi, the museums of Colmar and Belfort have joined forces to study and represent as broadly as possible the sculptor's colossal animal figure, from its genesis — and even its prehistory — up until its contemporary developments.
		They present a broad panorama of the history of the Lion of Belfort and its reduction in hammered copper, erected in Denfert-Rochereau square in Paris.
		Belfort museum also strives to explore the developments that the monumental Lion has created amongst local business and crafts.
	www.culture.fr /Groups/musees/article_30_en (465 words)

	Boxer Ancestor Died In The Battle of Belfort, 1871
		Today there is a huge monument at the base of the fortress of Belfort for those who died in that battle It is called "The Lion of Belfort," and was sculpted by the French sculptor Frederic August Bartholdi (1843-1904)—the same person who created the Statue of Liberty in 1886.
		"The Lion of Belfort" is of sandstone, sculpted from 1875-80, and measures about 71 feet long and 36 feet high.
		Even though the name "Box" is not on the memorial tablet, we now know that the great lion also stands for a little white Boxer who gave up his life in battle on 17 January 1871.
	americanboxerclub.org /boxer-at-belfort.html (1608 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Statue of Liberty
		The story of Bartholdi's life for many years thereafter is the story of the building of the Statue of Liberty, one of his best works and the one by which he wished to be remembered.
		Another of Bartholdi's works, The Lion of Belfort, at Belfort, France, is also a lasting monument to his fame.
		This colossal lion, carved in the side of a mountain, recalls the gigantic struggle where the French held off the Prussian assault until the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/11/hh11l.htm (349 words)

	Colmar, France - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Another Bartholdi monument, possibly his greatest tour de force, is the Lion of Belfort, completed in 1880.
		Located in Belfort, France, the statue is carved out of the red sandstone of a hill towering over the city.
		The huge statue honors the defense of Belfort in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
	www.galenfrysinger.com /colmar.htm (437 words)

	Clever Magazine, Vol. VI, #1 " Crazy for Lions (in Paris!) " (www.clevermag.com)
		I took a lot of pictures of Paris, and so there were a lot of lions among them.
		A reproduction of Frederic Bartoldi's Lion of Belfort
		You'll find these lions in the Luxembourg Garden, a wonderful city park for wandering, eating your lunch or resting your feet while people watching.
	www.clevermag.com /investigations/lionparis2.htm (440 words)

	CALSF Belfort Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Belfort is famous for its monument near the fort.
		In the vielle ville, the lion monument is near the citadel.
		Belfort looks like what us tourists expect anytime we go to a smaller city - a scene from the past.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/60549/212e9 (345 words)

	The Texas PTA, SBC Foundation and the Texas Cultural Trust proudly present... The Adventures in the ARTS® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His finest piece is Le Lion de Belfort (The Lion of Belfort), which he finished in 1880.
		A massive lion carved out of local reddish-pink sandstone, the statue honors France's victory in the war against Prussia in 1870.
		Bartholdi's most famous sculpture is probably the Statue of Liberty, which the French government donated to the United States to commemorate the friendship between the two nations.
	www.adventuresinthearts.com /index.php?term=Bartholdi (318 words)

	Belfort, France
		Belfort is also known for organising a large music festival in May, every year.
		The musicians give more than 250 concerts in the 3-day festival in a wide variety of styles (e.g.
		classical, jazz, traditional and experimental music.) All the concerts are free of charge and are performed on 14 different locations in the old city "vielle ville" of Belfort.
	www.creekin.net /c167-n67-belfort-france.html (164 words)

	Financial and Legal in Belfort by Enjoy France
		Browse our Belfort Business Directory and find Financial and Legal in Belfort of your choice; Enjoy France Directory takes pleasure in presenting this list of the most forward looking Belfort Financial and Legal for your convenience.
		With the advent of so many homes having internet connections any good Financial and Legal in Belfort will understand how convenient it is for their clients to have all their details available on the Enjoy France directory at the touch of a button.
		Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, capital of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région.
	www.enjoyfrance.com /directory/Financial-and-Legal/7-0-Belfort.html (411 words)

	Antique French Eglomise Jewelry Casket, Box - Belfort Souvenir - 904belfort
		The deep beveled glass is all in fine condition, as is the interior lining and the pressed brass frame.
		Belfort has a significant military history, and here's some info we nabbed from Google that mentions this particular statue, too: Belfort (1990 pop.
		If you were the pending buyer of this item, go to My Account Overview to view, track and check payment for this item.
	www.rubylane.com /shops/antiquesuncommontreasure/item/904belfort (316 words)

	Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Belfort and Colmar museums have also joined forces to present an exceptional exhibition on Bartholdi and his famous Lion of Belfort, a replica of which sits in state in the middle of the Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris.
		Bartholdi's talent won formal acclaim with the unveiling of the Lion of Belfort in 1880.
		The lion rising up on its haunches as if disturbed in its sleep was to become a symbol of pride for an entire region, which refused to accept Germany's annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/03/15/fea09.htm (858 words)

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