Hand op de Meir - Antwerp, Belgium
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kaschper69
N 51° 13.085 E 004° 24.387
31U E 598224 N 5675016
Sculpture of a hand on the main shopping street "Meir" in Antwerp.
Waymark Code: WM11F0B
Location: Antwerpen, Belgium
Date Posted: 10/11/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 2

"A HAND FROM PARIS TO A SHOPPING STREET
While shopping on the Meir you will come across a sculpture of a super big hand. Many take pictures there and it is also an ideal climbing wall for young (and sometimes slightly older) children. You will find “little hands” throughout Antwerp. It is simply the symbol of Antwerp, if you want to know more about this you can read the blog post from Brabo. There are also hands on the MAS.

The sculpture is by the sculptor Henri de Miller, born in 1953 in France. He is not only a sculptor, he also designs gardens and parks.

The original sculpture was made in 1986 and is larger than the work in Antwerp. It is titled l’Ecoute, the listening. It stands beside the Saint-Eustache church in Paris, close to the Forum des Halles. The title of the work refers to the background, the head listens to the sounds of the metro."

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Hand op de Meir

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Henri de Miller

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1992

Materials used: stone

Location: main shopping street "Meir"

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