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Square Foch

Square Foch

Year

1862

Type

landscape

Lille laid this square out in 1862 over a filled-in arm of the Deûle, and it was planted in the English garden manner rather than in the clipped geometry of a jardin à la française. The name has changed three times: square de la Reine…

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  1. 1936

    Equestrian statue of Marshal Foch

    Edgar Boutry's equestrian bronze of Marshal Ferdinand Foch was installed in the square in 1936.

    Edgar Boutry

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