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Statue of Leonardo da Vinci at Leonardo da Vinci international airport Roma - Via Arturo Ferrarin, 2, 00054 Fiumicino, Roma.
Author bulgarian famous sculptor Assen Peikov (1908-1973). made also the sculptors of Pope Pius XII, Sophia Loren, Ava Lavinia Gardner, Minerva at the University of Bari, the marble statue of San Giovanni in Rome, The Athlete statue in Chekinyola, the bronze Rose of the "Premium simpatia" (Premium for compassion), one of the most prestigious Roman awards, etc. In his name is named the street in Roma - "Largo Assen Peikov".
Statue of Leonardo is 12 м height - 9 m bronze sculpture and 3 m pedestal. created 1957, officially opened 1960 from the President of Italy Giovanni Gronchi and the military minister Giulio Andreotti. The famous bulgarian sculptor Assen Peikov receive for his work fantastic amount of 45,000,000 lirets (worth of 33 kg of gold). During the restoration in 2007, a space was found in it, storing a message from the creators with Latin text.