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The monument was commissioned by the National League of Gorj Women to honor those soldiers who had defended Târgu Jiu in 1916 from the forces of the Central Powers. Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957) was at the time living in Paris, but welcomed the opportunity to create a large commemorative sculpture in his homeland. He accepted the ...
Târgu Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈʒiw], is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub- Carpathians , on the banks of the river Jiu .
Table of Silence, The Gate of the Kiss, and Endless Column commemorate the courage and sacrifice of Romanians who in 1916 defended Târgu Jiu from the forces of the Central Powers. The restoration of this ensemble was spearheaded by the World Monuments Fund and was completed in 2004. The Târgu Jiu ensemble marks the apex of his artistic career ...
Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu; Sculpture automatique avec certaines interventions dirigées: Ombre chinoise; Sebastian Miniatures; Soldiers' Memorial; Start Westward Memorial; Statue of Will Rogers; Statue of William Henry Harrison Beadle
Saints Peter and Paul Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfinții Petru și Pavel) is a Romanian Orthodox church in Târgu Jiu, Romania, located on Calea Eroilor. The church is built along a road linking elements of the Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși, and is integrated with these works. It was built on the site of an earlier church from 1777.
Gorj County (Romanian pronunciation: ⓘ) is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. Gorj comes from the Slavic Gor(no)-Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”).
Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu; T. Constantina Diță-Tomescu Stadium; Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu (1963)
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