Square Berlioz

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    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.

All the modern photographs reproduced on this page were taken by Michel Austin; other pictures have been scanned from old photos, postcards and books in our own collection. © Monir Tayeb and Michel Austin. All rights of reproduction reserved.

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Ceremony held on 17 October 1886
Ernest Reyer’s speech

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This picture has been scanned from: Hector Berlioz: Sa Vie et ses Œuvres, by Adolphe Jullien, 1888, Paris: La Librairie de l’Art.

Berlioz’s statue in Paris in 1886

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This engraving has been scanned from Hector Berlioz: Sa Vie et ses Œuvres, by Adolphe Jullien, 1888, Paris: La Librairie de l’Art.

Berlioz statue in 1900

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This photograph was taken in 1900.

Berlioz statue in 1900

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This is an early 20th century postcard.

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This is an early 20th century postcard.

The original Berlioz statue in Paris and its copy in La Côte Saint-André

These are early 20th century postcards.

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