Statue of Man

Kaunas


The statue of ‘Man’ in front of the Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery was modelled on Nike the Greek god of victory; it caused a storm of controversy when its glorious ‘manhood’ was unveiled in 1991.


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1. Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery

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4. St Michael the Archangel Church

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6. Vytautas Magnus University

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