Showing posts with label Bruno Giorgi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruno Giorgi. Show all posts

Monday, 5 November 2012

Warriors

This beautiful scupture, by Bruno Giorgi, called "The Warriors" but most comonly refered to as "Os Candangos" (word also used as a reference to those who are from Brasília) represents more than 80 thousand workers who came to build the city. It has been concluded in 1959, and restored in 1987.

The Warriors. Photo: Roberta Sá



Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Meteor

A sculpture, made of a single four-tone block of Carrara marble, embelishes the water garden in front of the Itamaraty Palace, the head Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 1967. It represents all five continents, and was conceived by Bruno Giorgi (1905-1993).

Meteoro. Photo: Roberta Sá