"Belfort, FR" Belfort by dromosapien

- Belfort Lion, it symbolizes the heroic resistance during the Siege of Belfort, a Prussian assault (Dec 1870 - Feb 1871)

constructed: 1875-1879
sculptor: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904)
height: 11 meters / 36 feet
length: 22 meters / 72 feet
location: Citadel wall overlooking the city

* Belfort, population: 52,000 -a Franche-Comté city on the Savoureuse River near the German and Swiss borders.

Porte de Brisach, Belfort, France 2011

- Brisach Gate, interior entrance of the double gate to the citadelle

constructed: 1687
architect: Sébastien Le Prestre (1633-1707)
location: Citadelle de Belfort

Hotel de Ville, Belfort, France 2011

- City Hall

constructed: 1724, as Maison Noblat
architect: Jacques Philippe Eléonor Mareschal (1689-1778)
current use: city hall since 1784
location: Place d'Armes