Copernicus Monument
Also known as Pomnik Mikołaja Kopernika
1830
Neoclassical
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…
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- 1830
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Image credits
- Piotr VaGla Waglowski, http://www.vagla.pl · Public domain
- Bertel Thorvaldsen · Public domain
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