Óþekkti Embættismaðurinn - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dieSulzer
N 64° 08.744 W 021° 56.419
27W E 454247 N 7113592
This sculpture is called "the unknown bureaucrat". You find the man... in front of the town hall, where else? ;-)
Waymark Code: WMN3AD
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 12/18/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 16

A monument from an Unknown Soldier, you can find in several countries.
In Reykjavik, you find a sculpture honoring the Unknown Bureaucrat!

The sculpture, made 1994 by Magnús Tómasson, shows a man in a suit holding a briefcase, with his head and shoulders subsumed in a slab of unsculpted stone.

You can find the hard working man in front of the town hall, where else! ;-)
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Óþekkti Embættismaðurinn

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Magnús Tómasson

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1994

Materials used: Bronze and Stone

Location: in front of the town hall in Reykjavik

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