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The King Matt the First Monument [a] is a monument in Szczecin, Poland, placed in front of the 54th Primary School, at 9 Rayskiego Street. It is dedicated to writer Janusz Korczak and consists of a statue depicting the titular character from his 1923 children's novel King Matt the First .
King Matt the First (Polish: Król MaciuĊ Pierwszy) is a children's novel published in 1923 by Polish author, pediatrician, and child pedagogue Janusz Korczak.In addition to telling the story of a young king's adventures, it describes many social reforms, particularly targeting children, some of which Korczak enacted in his own orphanage, and is a thinly veiled allegory of contemporary and ...
Awaji Kannon or World Peace Giant Kannon, was a large gypsum statue, museum and temple complex on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The statue, which was one of the tallest in the world, had an observation deck at the top. It opened in 1982. Despite lots of visitors when it first opened, the statue fell into disrepair and was closed in 2006.
The first draft of a treaty was agreed upon on 28 March 1478, and the text was completed by the end of 1477. [115] The treaty authorized both monarchs to use the title of King of Bohemia although Vladislaus could omit to style Matthias as such in their correspondence, and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were divided between them. Vladislaus ...
Statue of Sir John Cass on the façade of 31 Jewry Street in the City of London, the headquarters of Sir John Cass's Foundation. This statue is a fiberglass replica of the original. [423] [428] [429] Statue and bust of Sir John Cass: London: Jun 16, 2020: Removed by owner Statue and bust of Sir John Cass at Sir John Cass Redcoat School, Stepney ...
A memorial statue built in the town of Orange, Massachusetts in recognition of veterans who served in World War I and designated as the Orange Peace Statue shall be the official peace statue of the Commonwealth." [2] The statue was created by sculptor Joseph Pollia (1894-1954) and dedicated on May 30,1934. [3]
Sangiliyan Statue; Sculptures of Swedish rulers; John III Sobieski Monument (Warsaw) Apotheosis of St. Louis; Statue of Abu Ja'far al-Mansur; Statue of Charlemagne (Liège) Statue of Constantine the Great, York; Statue of Gilgamesh, University of Sydney; Statue of Louis XVI; Statue of Queen Victoria, Teldeniya; Statues of King Afonso Henriques ...
The Peace Fountain is a 40-foot-high (12 m) sculpture and fountain [1] [2] located next to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan in New York City. It was commissioned in 1985 by Greg Wyatt , sculptor-in-residence at the cathedral.