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Frédéric Chopin par Georges Dubois, Paris 2011
Frédéric Chopin par Georges Dubois, Paris 2011

The Frédéric Chopin Memorial (French: monument de Frédéric Chopin) is a monument in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, located in the Luxembourg Garden, near Guynemer Street. It is dedicated to Frédéric Chopin, a 19th-century composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. The monument has a form of a bronze bust placed on a granite pedestal, with a relief of a women's profile. It was designed by Georges Dubois and unveiled in 1901. The bust disappeared in the 1940s, during the German occupation of Paris in the Second World War, and its replica, designed by Bolesław Syrewicz, was unvailed in 1999.

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Frédéric Chopin Memorial (Paris)
Rue Guynemer, Paris 6th Arrondissement (Paris)

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6th arrondissement of Paris
6th arrondissement of Paris

The 6th arrondissement of Paris (VIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le sixième. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the seat of the Senate and its garden, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the River Seine. It includes educational institutions such as the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and the Institut de France, as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain Abbey and Saint-Sulpice Church. This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (surrounding the abbey founded in the 6th century) and Luxembourg (surrounding the Palace and its Gardens), has played a major role throughout Paris history and is well known for its café culture and the revolutionary intellectualism (see: existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir) and literature (see: Paul Éluard, Boris Vian, Albert Camus, Françoise Sagan) it has hosted. With its cityscape, intellectual tradition, history, architecture, and central location, the arrondissement has long been home to French intelligentsia. It is a major locale for art galleries and fashion stores as well as Paris' most expensive area. The arrondissement is one of France's richest district in terms of average income; it is part of Paris Ouest alongside the 7th, 8th, and 16th arrondissements, and Neuilly-sur-Seine.