Artist:
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Title:
Nicolaus Copernicus
Year:
1911
Adress:
Solidarity Drive, Museum Campus
www.publicartinchicago.com:
The road between the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium was named the"Solidarity Drive" in 1998 ... after reconstruction of 2,800 linear feet of shoreline. Improvements included the construction of step stone revetment.
The choice of name"Solidarity Drive" is in commemoration of Lech Walesa's ultimately successful movement to bring freedom to Poland named"Solidarity Movement".
This road is lined with three statues: Nicolaus Copernicus, Karel Havlicek and Thaddeus Kosciuzsko.
Point to note is that, Chicago has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw ... And many times in history, Chicago's Polish polulation has outnumbered Polish population in Warsaw.
www.wikipedia.org: The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Warsaw is one of the Polish capital's notable landmarks. It stands before the Staszic Palace, the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences on Krakowskie PrzedmieĊcie. Designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1822, it was completed in 1830.
The road between the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium was named the"Solidarity Drive" in 1998 ... after reconstruction of 2,800 linear feet of shoreline. Improvements included the construction of step stone revetment.
The choice of name"Solidarity Drive" is in commemoration of Lech Walesa's ultimately successful movement to bring freedom to Poland named"Solidarity Movement".
This road is lined with three statues: Nicolaus Copernicus, Karel Havlicek and Thaddeus Kosciuzsko.
Point to note is that, Chicago has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw ... And many times in history, Chicago's Polish polulation has outnumbered Polish population in Warsaw.
www.wikipedia.org: The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Warsaw is one of the Polish capital's notable landmarks. It stands before the Staszic Palace, the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences on Krakowskie PrzedmieĊcie. Designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1822, it was completed in 1830.