Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Heavens Above!

This is a statue of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. He's sitting casually out the front of the Planetarium at the bottom of Mt. Coot-tha. He was a Russian rocket scientist who is credited with inspiring those who led Russia into space.
I love his posture with hands in his pockets, gazing upwards.

6 comments:

Jim said...

It really is a great sculpture.
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Julie said...

This is a wonderful sculpture, Cara. So casual and laid back and therefore of its time. I love its solidity too ... nicely captured.

DelBoy said...

Great photo of an interesting statue. Makes me want to see what he is looking at.

Leif Hagen said...

Super duper sculpture! If I've said it once, I've said it 1,000 times - I LOVE sculptures!

Hilda said...

I like it too! And it's a perfect sculpture for a planetarium.

Annie said...

Yes, he always gets my attention when I am there too!

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