Marie Curie Monument in Lublin
The Marie Curie Monument in Lublin (Polish: Pomnik Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie w Lublinie) is a bronze statue in Lublin, eastern Poland, dedicated to Polish physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1867–1934).
History
The bronze monument was designed by Polish sculptor Marian Konieczny (with Stanisław Ciechan) and ceremonially unveiled on 24 October 1964. It is 9 metres high (including pedestal)[1] and stands on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Square (Plac Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie), near Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS).
Marie Curie is depicted in a long robe and holding a book in her right hand. The pedestal inscriptions read: "To Maria Skłodowska-Curie, from the University Bearing Her Name, and from [Polish] Society" and "On the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the University. 1944–1964."[2]
Gallery
- Marie Curie
- Marie Curie Monument
- General view
See also
References
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- Curie's law
- Curie–Weiss law
- Curie temperature
- Mean-field theory
- Piezoelectricity
- Polonium
- Radioactivity
- Radium
- Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter)
- Ève Curie (daughter)
- Hélène Langevin-Joliot (granddaughter)
- Pierre Joliot (grandson)
- Paul-Jacques Curie (Pierre's brother)
- Frédéric Joliot-Curie (son-in-law)
- Marie Curie Monument
- Marie Curie Gargoyle
- Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medallion
- Madame Curie (1943 film)
- Les Palmes de M. Schutz (1997 film)
- Marie Curie, une femme sur le front (2014 film)
- Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016 film)
- Radioactive (2019 film)
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