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The Elephant was sculptured in 1934 by Kurt Schwerdtfeger as the main element of a small fountain at the intersection of Poznańska and Szczecińska Streets. It stood in the centre of a small fountain bassin, and shoot water out of its trunk. After the Second World War, the sculpture was renovated and remodeled numerous times. During one of ...
The park of Bomarzo was intended not to please, but to astonish, and like many Mannerist works of art, its symbolism is arcane: examples are a large sculpture of one of Hannibal's war elephants, which mangles a Roman legionary, or the statue of Ceres lounging on the bare ground, with a vase of verdure perched on her head.
The Jardin La Manche garden is located in the center of the Étretat Gardens. [25] It is something of a maze with large-scale trimmed plants reflecting the crashing waves below – even the silvery color of the leaves is a nod to the ocean. [2] The panoramic view of the English Channel and the cliffs opens in this garden. [20]
Newport will be the first city in the United States to host these sculptures, which have already made their initial debut in Kochi, India. Newport will be overtaken by 100 elephants this summer ...
The massive three headed elephant made of bronze weighs 250 tons, is 29 metres high, 39 metres long and stands on a 15-meter-high (49 ft) pedestal. The inside of the museum is modeled after the Hindu representation of the universe. The lower two floors are located inside the pedestal while the top floor is located in the belly of the elephant.
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