La Statue de Sainte-Geneviève
La Statue de Sainte-Geneviève
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Neighbourhood: 5th Arr. - Panthéon
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- Luxembourg Station • 1 min walk
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA16,361 contributions
Jun 2022
The glorious park is full of statues and outside art, and this is one of them, pleasant. One can do a whole tour of the statues noting them all.
Written 20 September 2022
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JnVSydney
Greater Sydney, Australia18,326 contributions
Jan 2020
Surrounding the grand pond, is a collection of statues dedicated to women, Queens , Saints, etc, of France. This figure of the Patron Saint of Paris, (423 to 512), is quite demure in appearance, possibly what the sculptor Michel Mercier, was intending. It is said through prayer she saved Paris from invasion by Attila the Hun.
Written 18 February 2020
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Rumples
Tucson, AZ11,683 contributions
Jul 2018 • Solo
This white-marble statue of Saint Genevieve is a depiction I expected when I came across a group of 20 statues devoted to important French women in the Luxembourg Garden. Genevieve is known in France for saving Paris from an invasion by Attila the Hun. She convinced residents to pray and repent, which supposedly resulted in Attila going elsewhere. Her tomb rests in beautiful Saint-Etienne-du-Mont Church by the Pantheon.
Created by Michel Mercier in 1845, this statue of the patron saint of Paris shows her in a long, flowing robe with a cloak. Her eyes are closed and arms crossed. Long braids fall across the shoulders. The statue stands on a stone pedestal with an information plaque that gives her birth and death years as 425 and 512. These are only approximations because of the lack of records.
I thought the statue was a good candidate for restoration because of nicks in the marble and discoloration. Genevieve stands on the right side of the terrace above the Luxembourg Garden's basin, when facing the Luxembourg Palace.
Created by Michel Mercier in 1845, this statue of the patron saint of Paris shows her in a long, flowing robe with a cloak. Her eyes are closed and arms crossed. Long braids fall across the shoulders. The statue stands on a stone pedestal with an information plaque that gives her birth and death years as 425 and 512. These are only approximations because of the lack of records.
I thought the statue was a good candidate for restoration because of nicks in the marble and discoloration. Genevieve stands on the right side of the terrace above the Luxembourg Garden's basin, when facing the Luxembourg Palace.
Written 14 July 2018
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- Hotels near La Statue de Sainte-Geneviève:
- (0.03 km) Elysa Luxembourg Hotel
- (0.05 km) Hotel du Bresil
- (0.19 km) Hotel le Petit Paris
- (0.20 km) Grand Hotel Saint-Michel
- (0.20 km) French Theory
- Restaurants near La Statue de Sainte-Geneviève:
- (0.00 km) Enjoy
- (0.02 km) Le Petit Journal St Michel
- (0.02 km) Karavaki Au Jardin Du Luxembourg
- (0.03 km) BigBang Restaurant
- (0.03 km) Taboulé