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The Column of the Goddess is the popular name given by the citizens of Lille (France) to the Memorial of the Siege of 1792. The memorial is still in the center of the Grand′ Place (central square) of Lille, and has been surrounded by a fountain since around 1990.

Siege of Lille
Part of the French Revolutionary War

The Austrian bombardement of Lille in October 1792. Painting by Louis Joseph Watteau on The Siege of Lille
DateSeptember/October 1792
Location
Lille, France
50°38′13″N 3°3′48″E / 50.63694°N 3.06333°E / 50.63694; 3.06333
Result French victory
Belligerents
French First Republic France Habsburg monarchy Austria
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