Endless Column
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Endless Column is a renowned modernist sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși consisting of a soaring vertical stack of rhomboid modules that symbolizes infinity and the ascension of the human spirit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coloana fără sfârșit
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The Endless Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Constantin Brâncuși NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Romania
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Outdoor sculptures in Romania ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | League of Gorj Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationHistory | structural restoration completed in the early 2000s ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| creator | Constantin Brâncuși NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Romanian soldiers fallen in World War I ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| genre | abstract sculpture ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfModules |
16 full rhomboidal modules
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2 half-modules at ends ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 29.3 metres
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approximately 96 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a site on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romanian folk art wooden columns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gorj County
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Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Târgu Jiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze coating
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cast iron ⓘ steel core ⓘ |
| moduleShape | rhombic prism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
illusion of infinite vertical extension
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repetition of geometric forms ⓘ |
| owner | Municipality of Târgu Jiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brâncuși ensemble at Târgu Jiu
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Târgu Jiu sculptural ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | World War I memorial ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gate of the Kiss
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Table of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | vertical stack of rhomboid modules ⓘ |
| significance |
key work in Constantin Brâncuși’s oeuvre
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masterpiece of 20th-century sculpture ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ascension of the human spirit
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endless spiritual elevation ⓘ infinity ⓘ |
| title | Endless Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1938 ⓘ |
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