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Copyright: mik eo (mikeo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 89 N: 822] (6196)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-01
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Canon EOS 450D, Canon 18-55 mm IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-09 8:10
Viewed: 194
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends,
Yesterday we were looking for shoes for a mysterious big foot. Today you can see who it was and notice...we need much more boots that expected;)
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'UNRECOGNIZED'

Author:

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Composition consist of 112 cast-iron figures made under supervision and with participation of professor Magdalena Abakanowicz with support of professor Anna Goebel, Tomasz Piatkowski and Ryszard Cubal in years 2001-2002.
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This composition you may see in The Citadel (Polish: Cytadela) in Poznan.

This name denotes the hill just north of the city centre where Winiary fortress stood until 1945. Cytadela's borders are roughly delineated by the streets Szelągowska and Winogrady and by Armii "Poznań" Avenue.
Winiary fortress was built between 1828 and 1839 on the grounds of two depopulated villages, Bonin and Winiary. It was a classical structure forming part of the so - called new - Prussian system. It was the key part of a Prussian fortress into which Poznań had been transformed by the occupying power. Its total area was ca. 100 ha.
In 1945 Cytadela's fortifications were largely destroyed and in the following years most of what had been left was demolished. In those years a cemetery of Soviet soldiers was created on the southern slope of the hill.
In 1962 work was started aiming to create in Cytadela a Park - cum - Monument of Brotherhood in Arms and Friendship between the USSR and Poland. In 1992 this lengthy name was changed and since then it has been simply Cytadela Park. Today the park, together with the cemetery, has an area of around 100 ha. There are two museums in the park: the "Poznań" Army Museum and the Museum of Armaments. Near the Heroes Monument there is a monument unveiled in 1982 of the Soviet Marshall Vasili Chuikov (1900-82), commander of the 8th army, which stormed the Citadel in 1945. Only few of the sculptures that used to stand in the park in the years 1968-70 have survived. Two reminders of those old times can be the sculptures "Brotherhood of Arms" by Dimitry Sova from Charkov and "The Sappers" by Jan Jakób. There is also the "Bell of Peace and Friendship between the Nations" unveiled in 1986. There are several cemeteries on the southern slope of the hill. For the past few years, every Easter Passion Plays have been held on the grounds of Cytadela, involving the youth of Poznań. The plays, which are performed after dark, are watched by large crowds.

This shot we dedicate to Roberto Salguero who is coming to Poznan soon and wanna see this place:)
h_sedghi, ManuMay, Jeppo, tedesse, bisok, josepmarin, ChrisJ, stego, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful
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Hi friend.
Nics shot with good framing.
I like it.
Hamid

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  • emka Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 323 W: 12 N: 655] (4770)
  • [2008-05-09 8:32]

Hej,
Bardzo interesujące miejsce i ciekawy skośny kadr. Biedacy odgłowieni :))
Pozdrawiam serdecznie

Małgorzata

Bonjour,
Bonne idée de cadrage pour des sculptures originales.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • Fis2 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2236 W: 134 N: 1145] (29080)
  • [2008-05-09 11:41]

Hejka!
Ale im pod górkę choć nie wszystkim. Ciekawe figury Pani Abakanowicz dobrze pokazane. Ciekawy kadr, dobre kolory. Rozmiary stop robia wrazenie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Witaj!
Ładny kadr,ładne kolory.Ciekawa notka.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

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  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2068 W: 639 N: 142] (16554)
  • [2008-05-09 12:36]

Cze¶ć!
A co wy teraz za giry pokazujecie? Zwariowane te rzeĽby. Do tego trochę zwariowany kadr. I ogólnie wszystko dobrze wyszło!
Pozdrowionka.
Marek

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  • bisok Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 69 W: 49 N: 84] (480)
  • [2008-05-09 15:05]

Witajcie

No i pojechali¶cie ... Odjazdowo, niecodziennie, niespotykanie ...
Oryginalna kompozycja ... oryginalnej kompozycji.
Nowa, ¶wieża, nie do podrobienia ...

Podoba się.

Hej. Mirek

Hi A&M,
seems to be an excursion of Austrian politicians to me... :)
nice angle, nice tilt..
Cheers Chris

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3803 W: 176 N: 4790] (21498)
  • [2008-05-09 22:50]

Hi Mik,
interesting view and creative work my friend. i like it very much. have a nice weekend.
burak

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4384 W: 110 N: 382] (38116)
  • [2008-05-09 23:48]

Czesc,
kiedys to tu widzialem ale zawsze warto przypomniec nasza slawna rzezbiarke i jej dzielo. Ciekawe ujecie w tilcie. Brawo za notatke.
Pozdr. Al.

Hi friends,
This one is the necessary complement of your previous post, which allows us to understand what we saw there, in a very closed plane.
This more opened angle places us in the scene, and the tilted setting gives very much dynamism to the composition, with these a bit worrying sculptures.
Good work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2762 W: 579 N: 2830] (34023)
  • [2008-05-12 0:30]

Znana kolekcja, ale odjazdowo pokazana. Podoba mi się ten tilt. Daje dynamikę.
Pozdrawiam.

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8435 W: 887 N: 10907] (52831)
  • [2008-05-12 3:14]

Hi A&M

Good use of tilt, to add dynamism, with excellent repetition of these intriguing sculptures. Good sharpness & contrast. Tfs!

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  • Ber Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 361 W: 11 N: 289] (5994)
  • [2008-05-12 13:37]

Majowy pochod! Ida wszyscy bez glowy, ja tez trace glowe gdy kwitna bzy...
pozdrawiam

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  • stego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3198 W: 556 N: 4008] (12324)
  • [2008-05-12 15:31]

Witaj Mik,
I like much this one also. It's very effective presenting the sculpture. A bit surprisingly, the inclination results very well.
Regards, José.

Hej
Jak dla mnie to jak jaki¶ horror, same nogi, a góra uciekła... Ciekawe miejsce i ujęcie. Widzę jednak, że i Ty się przestraszła¶/e¶ ;P, skoro aparat się przekrzywił :D.
Miłego dnia

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