Sculpture Cor-ten (Thessaloniki)
Greece /
Thessaloniki /
Ayios Paulos /
Thessaloniki
World
/ Greece
/ Thessaloniki
/ Ayios Paulos
, 1 km from center (Άγιος Παύλος)
World / Greece / Kentriki Makedonia
sculpture, 1966_construction
The Sculpture Cor-ten or Sculpture DETH is an artwork of the Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos that was placed to the northern entrance of the Thessaloniki International Fair (DETH) in 1966.
The sculpture having won the first prize has been placed in 1966 in Thessaloniki after a broad architecture contest that had been proclaimed by DETH for the construction of the new gate. The 1966 was a year of significant changes for DETH that included architectural interventions on the basis of its modernization. The «Sculpture DETH» is 17m height and according to his creator it represents in an abstract way the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
The sculpture having won the first prize has been placed in 1966 in Thessaloniki after a broad architecture contest that had been proclaimed by DETH for the construction of the new gate. The 1966 was a year of significant changes for DETH that included architectural interventions on the basis of its modernization. The «Sculpture DETH» is 17m height and according to his creator it represents in an abstract way the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture_Cor-ten
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Coordinates: 40°37'50"N 22°57'14"E
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