Lyon: Bartholdi Fountain

Place des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon, Francia
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Fontane, Piazze e Ponti

Description

The magnificent fountain located in Lyon France's central square (Place des Terreaux) was created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. The fountain is a popular spot for friends to meet and for tourist to gather. There are a number of good outdoor restaurants nearby. Bartholdi's best known sculpture was called "Liberty Enlightening the World". It is more commonly known as the "Statue of Liberty". The Bartholdi Fountain – Key Figures are: 21 tons of lead and iron, a skin of extremely fine lead (between 1 and 4 mm thick),9 m across, 4.85 m high, 15 m in diameter