Statue of Ayrton Senna
 Ayrton Senna's statue in Wałbrzych | |
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| 50°45′29″N 16°19′35″E / 50.75806°N 16.32639°E | |
| Location | Ayrton Senna's street in Wałbrzych |
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| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 18 September 2021 |
| Dedicated to | Ayrton Senna |
The statue of Ayrton Senna is a life-size bronze statue of Ayrton Senna in Wałbrzych, recalling him from the Hungaroring circuit. Senna is shown sitting, depicted on the tyre of a Formula 1 racing car.
Location
[edit]The monument is located in Wałbrzych (Poland) on the street that bears his name, next to the Mining and Motorsports Museum.[1][2]
The opening of the statue
[edit]The grand opening of the statue took place on September 18, 2021, in Mining and Motorsports Museum in Wałbrzych [1] .
The monument commemorating the Brazilian racing driver, three-time Formula 1 world champion, was erected on Ayrton Senna Street,[3] which was officially named by the Walbrzych City Council in 2015. The initiative was supported from the beginning by Mayor Roman Szełemej, who was present at the unveiling ceremony of the monument. It was attended by Hadil Fontes da Rocha Vianna, Ambassador of Brazil, and the prominent Polish racers including Sobiesław Zasada, Krzysztof Holowczyc, Maciej Wisławski, Maciej Szczepaniak, Rafał Sonik, Grzegorz Grzyb, Andrzej Kalitowicz. [4][5]
The design of the statue
[edit]Financed by Jerzy Mazur and the founders who support him, the monument refers to a memory from 1986 at the Hungaroring circuit. The initial concept of the statue that was born Jerzy Mazur's imagination - that is Senna depicted in a seated position - was drawn by Stefan Romecki, the Polish racer and graphic designer. The final design of the monument is credited to Dmitrij Buławka-Fankidejski - a sculptor with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk - who undertook to create the sculpture.[4][6][7]
See also
[edit]- Ayrton Senna
- Death of Ayrton Senna
- Monuments and memorials to Ayrton Senna
- Mining and Motorsports Museum in Wałbrzych Archived 9 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- About the artist Dmitrij Buławka-Fankidejski
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ayrton Senna statue is inaugurated next to museum in Poland". www.ayrtonsenna.com.br. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Wiktoria Blicharz-Janicka (1 May 2021). "Pomnik Ayrtona Senny stanął w Wałbrzychu. Pomysłodawcą jest były kierowca wyścigowy Jerzy Mazur". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Bartosz Pokrzywiński (2 October 2010). "Ulica Ayrtona Senny w Wałbrzychu!". WP Autokult. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Wałbrzych ma pomnik Ayrtona Senny". Polski Związek Motorowy. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Pomnik słynnego kierowcy Ayrtona Senny w Wałbrzychu odsłonięty [ZDJĘCIA]". Wyborcza.pl. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Wszystkiego Najlepszego Ayrton". A3SR. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Paweł Wójcik (27 September 2021). "Odsłonięcie pomnika Ayrtona Senny". TV Starachowice. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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