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Rodin's The Burghers of Calais

Located in the Sculpture Garden of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washingon DC, the Burghers of Calais is one of the most famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin. It serves as a monument to the heroism of six burghers in Calais during a siege by the England in the Hundred Years' War in 1347.

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Uploaded on October 22, 2009
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