The Burghers of Calais

Local nameLes Bourgeois de Calais
LocationCalais, France

The Burghers of Calais is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Channel, surrendered to the English after an eleven-month siege. The city commissioned Rodin to create the sculpture in 1884 and the work was completed in 1889.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burghers_of_Calais

Address 2 Rue Jean Jaurès, Calais 62100, France

Coordinates 50°57'8.45" N 1°51'12.381" E

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