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Monumento ao Bombeiro

Monument for the Firefighter

Jorge Pé-Curto
1993

Description

Statue of a firefighter holding with two hands an axe above his head. On the shaft of the axe sits a dove.

Inscription(s)

de povo de sines
aos seus soldados da paz nunca
seremos suficientemente gratos

1-12-93

From the people of Sines
to their peace soldiers,
we will never be grateful enough

1 December 1993

Signature

pe curto

Sculptor

Jorge Pé-Curton (Moura 1955), Portuguese sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Municipio de Sines, Estátuas.
Atlas do Sudoeste Português, Inventário do Património Histórico-Cultural do concelho de Sines.

Locatie (N 37°57'32" - W 8°51'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat008; Photograph: 27 August 2017
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