Copernicus Monument

Copernicus Monument

Also known as Pomnik Mikołaja Kopernika

Year

1830

Type

public art

Bertel Thorvaldsen's bronze monument to Nicolaus Copernicus was commissioned by the Polish aristocracy and unveiled in 1830 in front of Staszic Palace, whose neoclassical facade provides a considered architectural backdrop. Thorvaldsen depi …

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