Ciencia - Lisboa, Portugal - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This is a Majestic female figure and a symbolic representation of Science.
Its attributes include an owl on an armillary sphere, the symbol of rational knowledge, and the book, an allusion to knowledge and wisdom. It is a large Lioz Limestone (Lioz is a rare limestone found in Portugal and used in decorative works) sculpture of a academic language, (along with another sculpture symbolizing art), placed on the main staircase to access the Carlos Lopes Pavilion. The pavilion created for the Exhibition Commemorating the Centenary of the Independence of Brazil, was inaugurated in 1923 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and later reassembled in Lisbon between the years 1929 and 1932, and reopened for the Great Exhibition of the Portuguese Industry that same year.
Later (probably in 1945), the two sculptures were placed on the access stairway.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ciencia Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Raul Xavier Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1945 Materials used: Lioz Limestone Location: Main Staircase of pavilhão Carlos Lopes

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