The Column of the Goddess is the popular name given by the citizens of Lille (France) to the Memorial of the Siege of 1792. The memorial is still in the center of the Grand′ Place (central square) of Lille, and has been surrounded by a fountain since around 1990.
| Siege of Lille | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary War | |||||||
"Column of the Goddess", erected to commemorate the Lille citizens' stand against the Austrian army |
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