It seems that the smaller the size of the state, the more elegant it looks in the eyes of newcomer tourists. Monaco has its own history and a certain contrast against the background of its neighbors. A certain highlight adds the fact that the beauty of the principality can be solved with the stroke of the pen of His Serene Highness. For example, more than a hundred interesting sculptures were ordered or bought from artists around the world and placed not anywhere, but on the streets and in the gardens of Monaco . Let's look at some of them closer.
The most interesting monuments of Monaco
- The metal octopus mysteriously adorns the entrance to the Oceanographic Museum since 1981, the author was Emma Sigaldi. She was very good at conveying the plasticity and mobility of the huge marine creature, he looks real and alive. The octopus lurks on a hilltop of rocks and gives the impression that it's not worth passing by.
- Sculpture Mark Quinn "Planet", perhaps, takes the popularity of the top spot in the top ten ranking. For the first time in Monaco, it appeared in 2008 together with the exhibition. A huge white monument (9.26 meters in length and 3.53 in height) causes every storm of emotion and genuine interest. A touching bronze infant is in a sleeping pose at rest, is executed with elegant ease, touching the ground a little with a relaxed hand. The statue seems to be in zero gravity and brings to the viewer a state of peace and peace.
- The famous Italian sculptor Giacomo Manzù was an incredibly happy man. In love with his muse, he soon married her and carried her image through all his creativity. She was a beautiful model with the poetic name Inge Schabel. Sculpture in her honor Tebe in costume - the best creation of her husband, the artist, in accordance with the idea reflects love, youth and devotion. It is installed near the theater of Princess Grace.
- January 1, 1999 opposite the main source of income of the Principality of Monaco - Casino de Monte-Carlo - appeared an unusual sculpture in the form of a large lens. An interesting project belongs to the Indian artist Anish Kapoor and wears the futuristic name "Celestial Mirror". A little later, a small vineyard was planted around him.
- The population of the principality is Monegasque - fans and fans of the Formula-1 Grand Prix, which takes place on the Monte Carlo track , and its participants, are in the heart and soul. January 1, 2001 established a landmark monument to the first winner of the Grand Prix of Formula 1 in 1929 in Monaco, William Grover at the Bugatti. The work was done by the French master François Chevalier. Monegasques are friendly to the monument by name.
- Bronze for the stars of Formula 1 did not regret ever. Two years later, on the day of January 1, 2003, a monument to one of the most titled racers Juan-Manuel Fangio and his high-speed Mercedes-Benz W196R was opened. The author was the famous Catalan sculptor Joakim Sabate.
- Monaco has its own church , enveloped in a thousand-year history and legends, built in honor of the patroness of the princes of the land of Devota. The girl, born Corsican, in the 3rd century AD Christianity, for which she died in agony. Her body was secretly transported to the mainland when a white dove pointed the road to the travelers. In 1996, near the church itself, a monument to Devote was erected in a boat with a dove - the work of the Frenchman Cyril de La Pateler.
- Opposite the municipality of Monaco, local authorities organized our response to Hollywood - the Alley of Football Stars. Every year the World Championship Club sports company, which has headquarters in Monaco, arranges Internet voting of two directions: "Football Legend" and "The Best Footballer of the World". The winners leave their footprints on the mall. The people called the project "Golden Leg".
Sculptures of Monaco are often poetic or interesting names, such as "Lovers in the park", "Fist", "Heroic Cavalry", "Dragon", "Loving Cow" and many others. You just need to see it once.
