Statue of Liberty (Mytilene)

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The Statue of Liberty ( Greek Άγαλμα της Ελευθερίας ) stands east of the port entrance of Mytilini on the Greek island of Lesbos .

The statue was created by the Greek sculptor Gregorios Zevgolis based on a design by the local painter Georgios Iakovidis . The bronze statue was cast in Germany in 1922 and erected and inaugurated in Mytilene in 1930, it is dedicated to the victims of the First World War. The statue, with its marble base, is 15 meters high.

Web links

  • Lesvos Liberty Statue. The Statue of Liberty in Lesvos Greece, Eastern Aegean. Greeka, accessed August 12, 2012 .
  • Mitilini e-Guide. (PDF; 2.0 MB) 22. The Statue of Liberty ,. City of Mytilene, p. 9 , accessed August 12, 2012 .

Coordinates: 39 ° 6 ′ 20.9 ″  N , 26 ° 33 ′ 47.7 ″  E