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| The '''Column of the Goddess''' is the popular name given by the citizens of ] (]) to the Memorial of the siege of 1792. | The '''Column of the Goddess''' is the popular name given by the citizens of ] (]) to the Memorial of the siege of 1792. | ||
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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, consisting of a column topped by a statue (allegory of the besieged city), has been erected in 1845 in the center of the Grand' Place (central place) of Lille. The siege of 1792 was one of the many battles fought during the French Revolution. An austrian army besieged the city of Lille and gunned the city, destroying many houses and the main church of the city. The city didn't surrender and the austrian army finally left after 8 days.
The statue has been nicknamed the Goddess by the inhabitants of Lille soon after the erection of the memorial, as some local poems suggest.