Berlioz in Paris
Square Berlioz
At the top end of the rue de Calais, there is a small square with a stone statue of Berlioz in the middle of the garden. The original, which was much more life-like than the present one, was made of bronze, but is not extant. That statue was unveiled in a ceremony held on 17 October 1886; the square at the time was called Square Vintimille. The speech was delivered by Ernest Reyer, a friend and champion of Berlioz.
A fine copy of the original statue was erected in honour of Berlioz in the Place Hector Berlioz at La Côte Saint-André in 1890.
Ceremony held on 17 October 1886
Ernest Reyer’s speech
This picture has been scanned from: Hector Berlioz: Sa Vie et ses Œuvres, by Adolphe Jullien, 1888, Paris: La Librairie de l’Art. (in our collection)
Berlioz’s statue in Paris in 1886
This engraving is scanned from: Hector Berlioz: Sa Vie et ses
Œuvres, by Adolphe Jullien, 1888, Paris: La Librairie de l’Art. (in
our collection)
Berlioz statue in 1900
This 1900 photograph is in our own collection.
Berlioz statue in 1900
This early 20th century postcard is in our own collection.
This early 20th century postcard is in our own collection.
The original Berlioz statue in Paris and its copy in La Côte Saint-André
(Full screen view) (Full screen view)
These early 20th century postcards are in our own collection.
© 2000-2007 (unless otherwise stated) Michel Austin and Monir Tayeb for all the photos, engravings and information on this and other Berlioz in Paris pages
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