Judging from the nose it’s a Roman. On the second photo you can see that the head has two faces, like the god Janus. They both look the same (unlike Janus). I read up a little bit and found this information: “Located just northeast of place Broglie (in square Markos Botzaris), the Janus Fountain, also known as The Birth of Civilization, was designed in 1988 by Alsatian illustrator Tomi Ungerer, on the occasion of Strasbourg’s 2000-year anniversary. The piece is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god.
Tomi Ungerer pointed out that “the Rhineland [had been] at the heart of [his] work”. The two faces of the fountain represent the duality of French and Germanic culture in Strasbourg and Alsace. One of the faces is turned towards the historical city center, while the other points towards the old German imperial quarter of the Neustadt.
The aqueduct structure, composed of 5000 bricks, symbolizes the Roman origins of Strasbourg, where the military outpost of Argentoratum was once located.” Additional info: I found Strasbourg a bit disappointing (maybe because it’s been hyped so much) but the Tomi Ungerer Museum might entice me back.
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Any idea who the sculpture represents?
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Judging from the nose it’s a Roman. On the second photo you can see that the head has two faces, like the god Janus. They both look the same (unlike Janus). I read up a little bit and found this information: “Located just northeast of place Broglie (in square Markos Botzaris), the Janus Fountain, also known as The Birth of Civilization, was designed in 1988 by Alsatian illustrator Tomi Ungerer, on the occasion of Strasbourg’s 2000-year anniversary. The piece is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god.
Tomi Ungerer pointed out that “the Rhineland [had been] at the heart of [his] work”. The two faces of the fountain represent the duality of French and Germanic culture in Strasbourg and Alsace. One of the faces is turned towards the historical city center, while the other points towards the old German imperial quarter of the Neustadt.
The aqueduct structure, composed of 5000 bricks, symbolizes the Roman origins of Strasbourg, where the military outpost of Argentoratum was once located.” Additional info: I found Strasbourg a bit disappointing (maybe because it’s been hyped so much) but the Tomi Ungerer Museum might entice me back.
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Thanks for looking that up Elke. Much appreciated.
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My pleasure, I wanted to anyway.
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Amazing sculpture, although a bit surreal to see a half-submerged head staring at you 😲
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