Statue of Notre-Dame de France

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The Statue of Notre-Dame de France is a monumental 19th-century cast-iron Virgin Mary statue overlooking Le Puy-en-Velay in France, renowned as a prominent Catholic pilgrimage landmark.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ
Virgin Mary statue ⓘ
cast-iron sculpture ⓘ
monumental statue ⓘ
associatedWith Marian devotion ⓘ
pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
builtFrom Russian cannons captured during the Crimean War ⓘ
melted cannons ⓘ
category Cast-iron sculptures ⓘ
Marian shrines in France ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Haute-Loire ⓘ
Outdoor sculpture in France ⓘ
childFigure Infant Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Child Jesus
cityPanorama offers panoramic view of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
color red ⓘ
commissionedBy Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1856 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary ⓘ
depicts Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus ⓘ
designer Jean-Marie Bonnassieux ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
function Catholic pilgrimage destination ⓘ
Marian shrine ⓘ
hasStaircaseInside yes ⓘ
hasViewOf volcanic landscape of Velay ⓘ
height about 22.7 metres ⓘ
heightWithBase about 16 metres for the statue and 6.7 metres for the pedestal ⓘ
heritageStatus major landmark of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1860 ⓘ
locatedIn Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ
Haute-Loire ⓘ
locatedOn Rocher Corneille ⓘ
material cast iron ⓘ
near Le Puy Cathedral ⓘ
notableFor being made from captured Russian cannons ⓘ
dominant silhouette over Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
numberOfCannonsUsed 213 ⓘ
orientation faces the town of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
overlooks Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
purpose to commemorate the dogma of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
style 19th-century religious monumental art ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
visitorAccess open to the public ⓘ
warRelatedToMaterial Crimean War ⓘ
yearCompleted 1860 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Le Puy-en-Velay → hasMonument → Statue of Notre-Dame de France ⓘ
Rocher Corneille → hasOnTop → statue of Notre-Dame de France ⓘ
linked to: Statue of Notre-Dame de France