London, England, UK. Rodin's Burghers of Calais (1895) in the Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. Houses of Parliament behind.

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Rodin's Burghers of Calais (1895) in the Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. Houses of Parliament behind. The bronze recreates a scene from 1347 when six Calais burghers surrendered to Edward II who was besieging the town, to save their town.

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Size: 3600px × 2528px
Photo credit: © PjrStatues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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