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The Statue of Europe (also referred to as Unity in Peace) is a sculpture symbolising peace through European integration, while at the same time aiming to demonstrate the motto of the European Union (EU), "United in Diversity". It is located in the garden of Convent Van Maerlant (the library of the European Commission) in the crossroads of the street Van Maerlant and "chaussée d'Etterbeek", in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Made out of resin, the statue measures more than 5 meters and weighs nearly 800 kg.[1] It was inaugurated on 9 December 2003 by Neil Kinnock and Viviane Reding, who respectively were Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Culture at the time. 2003 was the European Year of People with Disabilities, and the Eastern enlargement of the EU was awaited.

Statue of Europe
Statue of Europe
Location	Brussels

The statue was manufactured, modelled, polished, and painted by visually impaired children under the supervision of by French artist Bernard Romain, who wanted to demonstrate that disability was not a disqualifying factor. Tightly entwined, the differently coloured arms symbolise the culturally diverse peoples of Europe, collectively lifting a sphere reminiscent of the EU flag, surmounted by the dove of peace.

References

External links

• Bernard Romain Website
• European Commission

• inauguration Statue of Europe in Brussel

На других языках

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[de] Einheit in Frieden

Einheit in Frieden (englisch Unity in Peace, französisch L’unité dans la paix) ist der Name einer Skulptur im Brüsseler Europaviertel.[1][2][3] Sie ist ein Geschenk des französischen Bildhauers Bernard Romain an die Europäische Kommission und wurde von sehbehinderten Kindern unter der Leitung des Künstlers aus Harz geformt, geschliffen und bemalt. Die Aufstellung im Garten Van Maerlant erfolgte im Jahr 2003, anlässlich des Europäischen Jahres der Menschen mit Behinderungen und der EU-Osterweiterung.

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- [en] Statue of Europe

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