BICENTENNIAL MONUMENT

BICENTENNIAL MONUMENT




Things to know about the BICENTENNIAL MONUMENT:

The three pairs of sprawling white wings of the Bicentennial Monument are simply bricked up at the roundabout between 5th of June and Liberation Avenue. Striking as they are, they inevitably make all viewers speculate about the significance of this elegant, geometric work of art.

This is the Bicentennial Monument, known in Creole as the 'Moniman trwa lezel' (Three Wings Monument), was erected in 1978 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the city of Victoria. Mahé errichtet. 1778 vom Franzosen Charles Routier de Romainville als Niederlassung des Königs gegründet. Das Monument wurde vom italienischen Künstler Lorenzo Appiani kreiert, der auf den Seychellen lebte.

Die drei Flügel repräsentieren die Herkunft der Bevölkerung der Seychellen, die als fröhliche Mischung von ethnischen Gruppen dreier Kontinente (Afrika, Europa, Asien) beschrieben werden kann. Die Flügel könnten auch die ersten Entdecker der Inseln symbolisieren. Vögel, natürlich.

Directions:

The monument is practically located in the heart of Victoria and one almost inevitably passes it directly.
At this roundabout 5th June Avenue, Independence Avenue and Flamboyant Avenue (direction Cat Cococ harbour - Inter Island Quay) meet.
Free parking is available in the parking lot between Flamboyant Avenue and 5th June Avenue. During the week between 08.00 - 16.00 it is always quite full

Bus:

From the Victoria bus terminal, head east on Palm Street, which meets 5th June Avenue. Follow it south for a few minutes until the first roundabout.

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