 A Lion huge and colossal, 'harried, driven back and terrible in its fury'n is how, in 1872, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi described the work that was to commemorate the city's heroic resistance during the 1870-1871 siege.
Made from separate blocks of pink sandstone and assembled against the citadel's limestone cliff, the monument measures 22m long and 11m high. Work commenced in 1875 and did not finish until 1810.
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 Museum of modern Art (Donation Maurice Jardot) : located in the heart of the town in an old mansion built at the end of the 19th century, the jardot donation -'an amateur's chamber... a tribute to D.H. Kahnweiler' - houses a prestigious collection of over 100 works from modern artists such as Picasso, Léger ou Braque.
Now visitors may use audio guides free of charge (in english) to discover the works and the life of Maurice Jardot and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, two key characters in the History of Modern Art.
Museum of Fine Arts is located in the rounded hall situated within Tour 41, a major architectural element of the fortified stronghold designed by Vauban. The fine Arts collections (paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings and decorative art objects) cover a period ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
History Museum of Belfort is organised around an archaeology collection : images ranging from prehistoric everyday life in the region to the period of invasions, not forgetting the Roman conquests, as well as reminders of the important military characters who defended Belfort on so many occasions.
More informations : the Belfort's town hall
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 Forge Museum in Etueffont : the 18th century building which houses the Forges Museum explains how aspects of social, family and economic life developed from the 19th century through to the present day, depicting the lives of four generations of village blacksmiths. Web site forge Museum
Water Mill in Courtelevant : you will discover how industry techniques evolved from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The mechanism was once again restored to working order allowing for the production of flour during exhibition workshops days.
Departmental agriculture Museum in Botans : This museum, which is set in a farm built back in 1830, exhibits the different stages of agricultural mechanisation over the past 200 years, as well as the objects and tools of old from the north-east region of Franche-Comté. Web site departmental agriculture Museum
Museum of crafts and traditions in Brebotte is located in an old farm. The building itself is an opportunity to observe the half-timbered structure so typical of the region. Here you can learn about different countryside hand-craft trades, dwellings and everyday life as well as agricultural machinery. Web site museum of crafts and traditions
Gantner Museum in La chapelle-sous-Chaux : the museum holds oil paintings, water paintings and drawings by the internationally renowned artist Bernard Gantner as well as his personal archaeological collection of early printed books. The artists has opened up to the public the 50 acres of hilly park which he has sculpted with such passion for the past 40 years: Japanese bridges and lakes, an exceptional moss forest, an arboretum containing over 800 species, lakes, cascades, forest paths, hillsides, an animal park, Sika deer from Japan, deer, reindeers, alpacas, lamas, tiny Falabella horses, miniature cows, rare goats. Web site Gantner Museum
Japy Museum in Beaucourt is located in the former clock factory named the ‘Pendulerie’, the museum retraces Beaucourt’s industrial history from the late 18th century to the present day. The collections bear witness to the genius of Frédéric Japy, a leader in the industrialisation of clock-making. Web site Japy Museum
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