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La Glacerie
Manche
Basse-Normandie
Route des Rouges Terres
Le pont de lumière
The Bridge of Light
Patrick Castaignet
2006
Description
Two statues on both sides of the main road. The elements of the sculpture are:
A rock symbolizing a glass block
A man in 17th century costume with his hands against a huge mirror.
On the other side of the street, the 'reflection' in an imaginary mirror.
Annotation
La Glacerie was the location of the Tourlaville Glassworks from 1665 to 1830.
Sculptor
Patrick Castaignet - "Ksculpture", French sculptor of Cordemais, Loire-Atlantique (
Website
).
Sources & Information
Ville de Glacerie,
L'histoire en image
.
Tags
Town:
La Glacerie
Département:
Manche
Région:
Basse-Normandie
Country:
France
Attention figure
Castaignet, Patrick
Glassblower
Man with mirror
Mirror
Locatie (N 49°36'52" - W 1°36'13")
(Satellite view:
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)
Item Code:
frbn147
; Photograph: 9 August 2015
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