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David vainqueur de Goliath

David Victor over Goliath

The young David, the future king of Israel, defeats Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior. David hurls a stone from his sling with all his might and hits Goliath in the center of his forehead, Goliath falls on his face to the ground, and David cuts off his head
(Wikipedia)

Antonin Mercié
1870 (copy)

Description

Bronze statue of David with a sword and Goliath's head under his right foot.

Grand Rond (Sculptures)

The Grand Rond (Grand Circle) or Boulingrin (Bowling Green) is a public garden southeast of the city center, built between 1752 and 1754. It has the form of a very large roundabout with four four aisles, the allées Jules Guesde, François Verdier, Paul-Sabatier and Frederic Mistral. This roundabout is so vast (4 hectares) that is transformed into an English garden in the nineteenth century.

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Sculptor

Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (Toulouse 1845 - Paris 1916), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Le blog de Véronique D, Le Grand-Rond à Toulouse (6) : le David de Mercié.
Wikipedia, Grand Rond (jardin).

Locatie (N 43°35'45" - E 1°27'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frmp052; Photograph: 2 September 2011
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