The streets around St. Croix cathedral are charming, rows of half timbered houses, shops and restaurants, pleasant sights as we walked towards the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc. There were plenty of directions towards this center of old city. Actually tours of the city start from this place but we ended our tour of Orleans here.
The magnificent statue is at Place of Martroi, a golden bronze one, gift from the people of France to Orleans. The statue was put up in 1972. The original 1880 Emmanuel Fremiet equestrian statue of Joan located at Place des Pyramides, Paris.
Inscription at the base reads:
JOAN OF ARC
MAID OF ORLEANS
1412 - 1431
Gift of the People of France
If you are an ardent fan of her, try to be there on 6th of Jan which is her birthday. There is an annual parade in her honor that day.
SkyWatch Friday
The magnificent statue is at Place of Martroi, a golden bronze one, gift from the people of France to Orleans. The statue was put up in 1972. The original 1880 Emmanuel Fremiet equestrian statue of Joan located at Place des Pyramides, Paris.
Inscription at the base reads:
JOAN OF ARC
MAID OF ORLEANS
1412 - 1431
Gift of the People of France
If you are an ardent fan of her, try to be there on 6th of Jan which is her birthday. There is an annual parade in her honor that day.
SkyWatch Friday
21 comments:
lovely statue of an iconic woman.
Beautiful statue and she is indeed and iconic woman. Wonderful captures as always, Indrani!
Looks majestic..
Wonderful statue! I would like to see the parade in her honor. Thanks for sharing, have a happy day!
Philadelphia, my childhood city, has a Joan statue, but she is gold with pennants flying. this Joan is the warrior weary of battle, yet beautiful in her faith. Thank You
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Impressive statue on an amazing woman.
A great woman, the statue is nice and interesting.
What an impressive statue!
great
I heard abt this brave girl in my school days
Very impressive statue!Happy SWF!
Magnificent indeed!
heard and read so much about her, but the closest we have got to her is her statue in Pondy... going there must have been awesome!
Beautiful statue!
This statue made me dig th ebrain archives To recollect what i know abt her:)
Great!
Good shots Indrani
Greetings, Joop
Nice!
Beautiful Indrani!
Great shot of Joan of Arc on her horse. It's a pity the sky was so grey, I hope it didn't rain ...
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend.
nice statue of the young woman.
Her story is incredible for a single woman, especially for her time!
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