Zouave statue

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The Zouave statue is a famous soldier sculpture on Paris’s Pont de l’Alma that Parisians traditionally use as an informal gauge of Seine River flood levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
adjacentTo Alma bridge roadway
Seine riverbank
country France
crosses River Seine
surface form: Seine
culturalSignificance symbol of Paris floods
depicts Zouave soldier
floodLevelIndicator belt of statue
feet of statue
knees of statue
shoulders of statue
thighs of statue
follows original Pont de l’Alma construction
genre military sculpture
hasPart baggy trousers
fez or similar headgear
military uniform details
rifle
sash
hasView Eiffel Tower vicinity
heritageDesignation Parisian landmark
imageSubject French colonial infantryman
inception 19th century
locatedIn France
Paris
Pont de l’Alma
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity 16th arrondissement of Paris
surface form: Paris 16th arrondissement

Paris 8th arrondissement
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
materialUsed stone
notableFor indicating Seine water level
popular Paris landmark
partOf Pont de l’Alma bridge structure
urban landscape of central Paris
position bridge pier
river River Seine
surface form: Seine
subjectOf Paris tourism guides
flood reportage photographs
media coverage during high water events
touristAttraction yes
tradition observing water height on statue to judge flooding
use informal flood gauge
usedBy Parisians

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Pont de l’Alma floodGauge Zouave statue