Nicolaus Copernicus Monument - Montreal, QC, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 45° 33.638 W 073° 32.975
18T E 613194 N 5046255
Copernicus was the mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe,
Waymark Code: WMWYQX
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 10/31/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member kaschper69
Views: 9

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument is installed in outside the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal's Space for Life, and was previously installed in Chaboillez Square, outside the Montreal Planetarium. The statue was originally displayed for Expo 67, and was relocated to its current location in 2013.

Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), Danish sculptor
Materials
Statue: bronze
Base: concrete
Dimensions:
Statue: 2.7 m × 1.1 m
Base: 1.8 m × 1.5 m
Manufacturing: Bronze: Lauritz Rasmussen, Denmark, posthumous draw from plaster molds and original made in 1966 under the supervision of Dr. Dyveke Helste, Thorvaldsen Museum director
Inaugurated in 1967, Montreal World's Fair
Acquired by the City of Montreal: 1968."

The work depicts Copernicus, larger than life, sitting on a chair and holding an instrument that appears to be a scale model of the solar system.
Wikipedia Url: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log to this waymark you need to visit and write about the actual physical location. Any pictures you take at the location would be great, as well.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Wikipedia Entries
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
HurricaneLaurk visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 05/25/2024 HurricaneLaurk visited it
elyob visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 03/15/2024 elyob visited it
delisles visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 08/17/2022 delisles visited it
supergeonic visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 07/28/2020 supergeonic visited it
alynx visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 01/28/2018 alynx visited it
CONPER visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 12/22/2017 CONPER visited it
Lucky_Al visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 11/26/2017 Lucky_Al visited it
Metro2 visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 07/10/2017 Metro2 visited it
machard visited Nicolaus Copernicus Monument  - Montreal, QC, Canada 03/28/2014 machard visited it

View all visits/logs