Calais, France. The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin in 1889. Les Bourgeois de Calais is one of the most famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin, completed in 1889. It serves as a monument to an occurrence in 1347 during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, an important French port on the English Channel, was under siege by the English for over a year. Calais commissioned Rodin to create the sculpture in 1884.

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Size: 5114px × 3486px
Location: Calais, France
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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