| CALAIS Town Hall, Burghers of Calais statue and church ruins. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9162 |
| Catalog #: | 23651 | |
| Clip Number: | 23651-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4610 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:05 - 01:52:35 | |
| Location: | Calais, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1974 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Sculpture BUILDINGS: Historical BUILDINGS: Religious, Churches LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Calais | |
| Description: | CALAIS Town Hall, Burghers of Calais statue and church ruins. (art, sculpture, Auguste Rodin, architecture, buildings, cathedrals, clocks) Calais, France Various shots showing the sculpture of the Town Hall and Cathedral of Calais. Low angle view of extremely ornate Victorian building with spires and sculptures all over it. GV a big square brick building with clock tower. Telephoto shots panning on the clock tower. MSs sculpture group "Les Bourgeois de Calais" sculpted by Auguste Rodin, depicting 6 city leaders at the end of a long siege in 1347, ready to surrender the keys of the city (and their lives as well) to the King of England, Edward III. GV cathedral or ruins thereof depicting some ragged looking men. | |
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