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The statue was created at the initiative of the Bucharest City Hall as part of a larger program of city's administration called "Calea Victoriei – Cultural Trail", being recommended to them by Răzvan Theodorescu.It is based on a plaster model made by Gorduz, currently owned by Artmark Galleries, while the bronze cast was made by artist Ioan Bolborea. The statue was installed in November 2011, but it was covered with plastic foil and it was only unveiled on April 29, 2012 by Sorin Oprescu, the Mayor of Bucharest.
Sorin Oprescu bronze Mayor of Bucharest Calea Victoriei Bucharest plaster Răzvan Theodorescu