Science, Courage, Poetry & the Motherland - Krakow, Poland
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N 50° 03.688 E 019° 56.287
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Four allegorical sculptures surround the Monument to Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.
Waymark Code: WMQ1GT
Location: Poland
Date Posted: 11/29/2015
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Wikipedia's article about the monument (
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At the poet's feet are four allegoric groups symbolising the Motherland (from the face of the monument along Sienna Street), Science (facing north), Courage (facing Sukiennice Hall) and Poetry (facing Church of St. Wojciech, south)."
It also informs us:
"The statue of Adam Mickiewicz, the greatest Polish Romantic poet of the 19th century, was unveiled on June 16, 1898, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, in the presence of his daughter and son. It was designed by Teodor Rygier, a little-known sculptor at the time, who won the third and final competition for this project by popular demand ahead of over 60 artists in total, the renowned painter Jan Matejko included.
Even though the first prize was awarded to famed Cyprian Godebski, professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg from Paris, with Rygier at a close second, for the final execution a more popular design by Rygier was accepted with a contract signed in November 1889."