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Piemineklis Daugavpils aizstāvjiem 1919

Monument to the defenders of the city

Indulis Folkmaņis
1975

Daugavpils / Piemineklis Daugavpils aizstāvjiem 1919

Description

Large bronze statue of a soldier giving a stop sign.

Inscription(s)

1919

Signature

Tēln. Folkmanis J. / Arh. Kalninš V. / 1975 (and an unreadable text)

Annotation

The architect of the monument is Valdis Kalniņš.

Sculptor

Indulis Folkmaņis (Barbele 1939), Latvian sculptor, father of Ivo Folkmaņis (Wikipedia - Biography).

Sources & Information

Daugavpils Regional Tourist Information Centre, Monuments and memorials.
Wikipedia, Памятники Даугавпилса.
Wikipedia, Памятник защитникам города.

Locatie (N 55°51'54" - E 26°30'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lv099; Photograph: 11 July 2013
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