Phoenix - Portimão, Portugal
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N 37° 09.222 W 008° 32.292
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Phoenix is a sculpture by the artist Jorgen Stening.
Waymark Code: WMDFAT
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/08/2012
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Phoenix is a sculpture by the artist Jorgen Stening.
Phoenix is a large bronze sculpture placed in the middle of a roundabout at the north entrance of Portimão in front of the Hospital.
It was placed in 2001 and it´s a work by the Swedish (at least we think it´s Swedish) artist Jorgen Stening.
A Phoenix is a mythical bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet . It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again.
(From Wikipedia)
This sculpture seems to represent the flames from where the Phoenixe will reborn.
We didn´t find any relevant information about the artist.
Title: Phoenix
Artist: Jorgen Stening
Media (materials) used: Bronze
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Roundabout at north entrance of Portião
Date of creation or placement: 2001
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