Passagio tra le Pietre - Olten, SO, Switzerland
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N 47° 20.987 E 007° 55.302
32T E 418558 N 5244599
A sculpture by Flavio Paolucci in the cemetery of Olten.
Waymark Code: WMQ3F5
Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/12/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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EN: This sculpture is located on the square in front of the funeral chapel in the cemetery Meisenhard of Olten.

It consists of granite blocks that make up a gate and a fountain, on the eastern corner of the gate there is a pair of wings made of bronze. The whole group is aligned with the direction of the sunrise on the Summer Solstice.

The group of sculptures is titled: "Passagio tra le Pietre" (distance between the stones). It was created by the Ticino artist Flavio Paolucci and was the winner of a national competition of the Rentsch Foundation, that donated it to the population of Olten in 2000.

DE: Diese Skulptur befindet sich auf dem Platz vor der Abdankungshalle im Friedhof Meisenhard von Olten.

Sie besteht aus Granitblöcken, die ein Tor und einen Brunnen bilden, auf der östlichen Torecke befindet sich ein Flügelpaar aus Bronze. Die ganze Gruppe ist auf die Richtung des Sonnenaufgangs zur Sommer-Sonnenwende ausgerichtet.

Die Skulpturengruppe trägt den Titel: "Passagio tra le pietre" (Wegstrecke zwischen den Steinen). Sie wurde vom Tessiner Künstler Flavio Paolucci geschaffen und war der Sieger-Beitrag eines nationalen Wettbewerbs der Rentsch-Stiftung, die sie im Jahr 2000 der Bevölkerung von Olten schenkte.
Title: Passagio tra le Pietre

Artist: Flavio Paolucci

Media (materials) used: granite (and bronze)

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): cemetery Meisenhard

Date of creation or placement: 2000

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