"Il Ponte" - The Bridge - Fairbanks, Alaska
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BruceS
N 64° 50.390 W 147° 43.237
6W E 465815 N 7190799
Abstract received as a gift from sister city of Fairbanks, Fanano, Italy. The sculpture is located in front of the Fairbanks City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMAVJ0
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2011
Views: 6
Text of plaque:
"IL PONTE" - THE BRIDGE
This sculpture was a gift to the City of Fairbanks from the City of Fanano, Italy. The theme of the bridge is a structure built to give continuity to a road which would otherwise be interrupted, and a symbol of the friendship between the two communities - linked by the story of the intrepid emigrant from Fanano, Felice Pedroni (Felix Pedro).
The City of Fairbanks and the City of Fanano
are Sister Cities.
Artist - Luciano Dionisi
Felix Pedro was the gold prospector who discovered gold in the interior of Alaska which lead to the founding of Fairbanks.
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Fanano, Italy
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Fairbanks, Alaska
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed
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