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Monumento ao Trabalhador de Caminhos de Ferro

Monument for the Railway Workers

António Charneca
2017

Cuba / Monumento ao Trabalhador de Caminhos de Ferro

Description

Sculpture representing a locomotive arriving at the station of Cuba, in its interior appear two personages: the machinist and the man of the coal that greet the population when arriving at the village. The sides of the piece are accompanied by two large yellow columns and a clock representing the railway station in Cuba.

Cuba - Monumento ao Trabalhador de Caminhos de Ferro

Inscription(s)

Homenagem a todos os cubenses
que com o seu trabalho nos caminhos de ferro
muito contribuíram para o desenvolvimento
ecónomico do concelho.

Cuba, 2 de setembro 2017

Escultura por: António Charneca

Homage to all Cubans
who with their work on the railways
contributed greatly to the economic
development of the municipality.

Cuba, 2 September 2017

Sculpture by: António Charneca

Cuba - Monumento ao Trabalhador de Caminhos de Ferro

Sculptor

António José Charneca, Portuguese sculptor from Azaruja, Évora. Together with his brother he uses a special technique in the construction of sculptures, which makes them cheaper than the conventional ones (Blogspot).

Sources & Information

Rádio Voz da Planicie, 2 Sept. 2017, Inaugurado monumento ao comboio em Cuba.

Locatie (N 38°9'44" - W 7°53'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat084; Photograph: 5 September 2017
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