Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Montreal

The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, a 1966 copy of Bertel Thorvaldsen's 1830 monument in Warshaw, is installed in outside the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal's Space for Life, and was previously installed in Chaboillez Square, outside the Montreal Planetarium. The statue was originally displayed for Expo 67, and was relocated to its current location in 2013.[1]

  • Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), Danish sculptor
  • Materials
  • Dimensions:
    • Statue: 2.7 m × 1.1 m
    • Base: 1.8 m × 1.5 m
  • Manufacturing: Bronze: Lauritz Rasmussen, Denmark, posthumous draw from plaster molds and original made in 1966 under the supervision of Dr. Dyveke Helste, Thorvaldsen Museum director
  • Inaugurated in 1967, Montreal World's Fair
  • Acquired by the City of Montreal: 1968.
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
The monument in 2017
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°33′38″N 73°32′58″W

References
  1. "The monument to Copernicus | Space for life". espacepourlavie.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
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