King X - Brig, VS, Switzerland
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N 46° 18.946 E 007° 59.417
32T E 422261 N 5129628
This sculpture by Uli Wirz is located on a small square near Stockalper castle.
Waymark Code: WMJWF0
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 01/07/2014
Views: 8
This sculpture of a man who is sitting on an over three meters high stone block, wears a funnel and holds a ball is called King X. This is not a real person but a symbol for all those people who pretend to "know everything" and are right all the time. The artist Uli Wirz also calls it a "Monument for dogmatists and power players".
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: King X
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Uli Wirz
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: bronze and stone
Location: small sqare north of Stockalper castle
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