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Statue of Decebalus

The Statue of Dacian king Decebalus  (40-meter high) is the tallest rock sculpture in Europe. It is located on the Danube, near the city of Orşova. It took about 10 years to finish it and cost over a million dollars. It’s made after the idea of Iosif Constantin Drăgan businessman and historian. This motivates the [...]

Constantin Brâncuși

February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957 He was was an internationally renowned Romanian sculptor. Since 1903, he worked for two years in the workshop of Antonin Mercié of the École des Beaux-Arts. Then it was invited to enter the workshop of Auguste Rodin. Even though he admired the eminent Rodin he left the Rodin [...]