Colmar is famous for two things. The sculptor of the statue of liberty, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, is from Colmar and Storks.
Here is a pair of the latter in a chimney top nest.
As for lady liberty, there is a miniature version of her in one of the traffic circles in Colmar. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was that engineer.
1 comment:
I'm impressed that you saw Storks....along with all the other impressive things. I have only seen storks once, I think in Denmark.
Mom
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