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The French Beethoven Association
is responsible for this bust of Beethoven in
the Luxemburg Gardens in Paris. It was unveiled
on Thursday October 26th 1978, in the presence
of the president of the Senat. At this unveiling,
Maurice Shumann, a member of the French Academy
and Vice-President of the Senat, made a speech
in the presence of Madame Bufet-Bourdelle.
Installed next to a magnificent
tree, right in the North-West of the gardens
(margined by the 'rue de Vaugirard' and the
'rue Guynemer'), the monument is made up of
a pedestal which holds the bust created by Antoine
Bourdelle.
The base holds the following inscription :
"This head of Beethoven, a gift by Madame
Dufet-Bourdelle, has been erected under direction
of the French Beethoven Association on the occasion
of the 150th anniversary of Ludwig van
Beethoven's death."
An expressive face such as Bourdelle
sculpted so well.
Photos :
Dominique PRÉVOT
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Paris,
the Luxemburg Gardens 
