We just learned about the Arc de Triomphe by Jean-Pierre Cortot in Paris, France.
Another neoclassical sculpture is the statue of Copernicus by Bertel Thorwaldsen.
Copernicus was a Polish astronomer, famous for telling everyone that the sun was the middle of our galaxy, because people used to think the earth was at the middle.
Bertel Thorwaldsen was a famous sculptor, and was given the job to make this famous statue honoring Copernicus.
During World War II, the nazi army took the statue down and had plans to melt it, but they lost the war before they melted it down so the Polish people put the statue back up.
(from: wikipedia - nicolaus copernicus monument, warsaw)
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