Secret Bench of Knowledge (Tajemná lavicka) - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 06.448 E 014° 26.065
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Bronze statuary named "Secret Bench of Knowledge" from Canadian sculptor Lea Vivot in front of the main entrance into Hotel EXPO in Prague.
Waymark Code: WMK9ZD
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 61

Czech-born Canadian sculptor Lea Vivot created the lovely, whimsical statuary of a boy and a girl on a bench in 1989. The boy, with a bitten red apple in his hand, whispers sweet nothings in the girl’s ear.
The Secret Bench of Knowledge (formerly Secret Bench, Lost Paradise) is produced in multiple castings. The "Secret Bench" can be seen in many places throughout the world. Some of these places are: Ottawa, Ontario in front of the National Archives of Canada; Toronto, Ontario in front of the Professional Engineers Building on Young Street; New York, New York at 825 Fifth Avenue; Montreal, Quebec at McGill University; London, England outside the London Stock Exchange; Bonita Springs, Florida, USA. This casting is placed in front of Prague's Hotel EXPO near Prague Exhibition Ground in Prague-Holesovice.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Secret Bench of Knowledge (Tajemná lavička)

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Lea Vivot

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1989

Materials used: bronze

Location: at the main entrance into Hotel EXPO in Prague - Holešovice

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