The Burghers of Calais

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title: The Burghers of Calais
text: The Burghers of Calais is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Channel, surrendered to the English after an eleven-month siege. The city commissioned Rodin to create the sculpture in 1884 and the work was completed in 1889.
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description: Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burghers_of_Calais
date created: 2004-09-21T05:14:13Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T23:57:20Z
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