Les touristes - Jardin de Paris, Montréal, Québec
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un ensemble de sculptures situé dans le Jardin de Paris à Montréal, Québec - a sculpture set located in le Jardin de Paris in Montreal, Quebec
Waymark Code: WMZ8QD
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/30/2018
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Cet ensemble de scultures intitulé "Les Touristes" est situé dans le Jardin de Paris du parc de La Presse, un espace situé à côté de l’édifice du quotidien montréalais, près de la station de métro Place-d’Armes à Montréal.
Il a été offert par la ville de Paris à la ville de Montréal pour le 375e anniversaire de sa fondation.
L’œuvre, datant de 1989, est une réalisation d'Elisabeth Buffoli. Les sculptures représentent cinq personnages et un chien, dans une scène « inspirée de la vie quotidienne, celle de l’urbanité occidentale où ses sujets se rapportent à la vie de quartier d’une grande ville ».
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This sculpture set entitled "Les Touristes" is located in the Jardin de Paris of Park de La Presse, an small area located next to the building of the Montreal daily newspaper, near the Place-d'Armes metro station in Montreal.
It was donated by the city of Paris to the city of Montreal for the 375th anniversary of its founding.
The work, dating from 1989, is an achievement of Elisabeth Buffoli. The sculptures represent five characters and a dog, in a scene "inspired by everyday life of Western urbanity, where his subjects relate to the neighborhood life of a big city".
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Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Paris, France
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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