Gëlle Fra 100주년
룩셈부르크 헌법 광장 (Place de la Constitution)에 있는 골든레이디(Gëlle Fra)는 21미터 높이의 꼭대기에서 룩셈부르크 시 전체를 내려다보고 있는 것 처럼 보인다. Gëlle Fra는 세계대전 후 룩셈부르크군 전사자를 추모하기 위한 추모비로 시작하여, 현재 룩셈부르크의 가장 상징적인 것 중 하나로 자리 잡았다.
The Gëlle Fra statue, whose centenary was celebrated in May 2023, was designed by the Luxembourg sculptor Claus Cito just after the First World War as a tribute to the Luxembourg soldiers who lost their lives during the Great War.
Dismantled and hidden by the local population to protect her from the Nazi invaders during the Second World War, the golden lady disappeared from view for a quarter of a century, before being found, restored and rehabilitated. The influence of the Gëlle Fra is such that she was even relocated for six months to grace the Luxembourg national pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
Photo: ©LMIH/Sabino Parente