The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument (french: Monument à George-Étienne Cartier) is a monument in

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George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, (pronounced ; September 6, 1814May 20, 1873) was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained ...

by sculptor

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(1862–1934). The monument, which is topped by a winged Goddess of Liberty, was inaugurated on September 6, 1919 in the heart of Fletcher's Field west side. In temperate months it is the site of free weekly drum circle festivals informally called

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. On the front, or East side of the monument, George-Étienne Cartier is portrayed standing above four other figures, each one representing a Province that signed the Canadian Confederation of 1867. On the North side of the monument, a woman with a young girl to her right and a young boy to her left is shown holding a sword in her left hand. The boy holds out his bonded wrists in a begging manner as the girl reads a book. This scene represents

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. On the South side, in a similar scene to the North side, a woman sits in the middle of a young boy who is holding a globe and a young girl who is reading a book. This represents Cartier's important contributions in education.

Gallery

Sir_George_Etienne_Cartier_Monument,_Montreal.jpg, The George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Mount Royal Park, Montreal Monument G E Cartier Est.JPG, The ''George-Étienne Cartier'' statue on the monument

References

External links

Montreal Public Art Bureau -

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