Statue of europe
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The statue of Europe named Unity in Peace is a sculpture in Brussels' European Quarter. It is a gift from the French sculptor Bernard Romain to the European Commission and was shaped, sanded and painted from resin by visually impaired children under the direction of the artist . It was installed in the Van Maerlant garden in 2003, on the occasion of the European Year of People with Disabilities and the EU's eastward expansion .
The official inauguration took place on December 9, 2003 by the Vice-President of the Commission Neil Kinnock and the then Commissioner for Education and Culture Viviane Reding .
The statue is more than 5 meters high and weighs approximately 800 kg.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernard Romain: Statue of Europe ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 30 " N , 4 ° 22 ′ 42.4" E