The Beetle Monuments (Polish: Pomniki chrząszcza) are two similar monuments in Szczebrzeszyn, Poland, statues of an amphomorphic beetle wearing a dinner suit and a top hat, and playing on a fiddle.[1][2] The monuments allude to the Polish tongue twister poem Chrząszcz by Jan Brzechwa, which the town is widely-associated with among the Poles. Its first line reads: W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie (translation: In Szczebrzeszyn a beetle buzzes in the reeds).[3]
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Location | Kościuszko Square, Szczebrzeszyn, Poland |
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Designer | Zygmunt Jarmuł |
Type | Statue |
Material | Bronze |
Height | 2 m |
Opening date | 23 July 2011 |
First monument
editIn September 2002, at Klukowskiego Street in Szczebrzeszyn, at the foot of the Castle Hill, was unveiled a statue of an amphomorphic beetle playing on a fiddle. It is made from linden wood, and placed on a stone pedestal. It has the heigh of 3 m, and width of 1 m. It was created by the high school students under supervision of Zygmunt Jarmuł.[1] It is located at the spring from which the water flows to the nearby Wieprz river.[4]
Second monument
editThe city of Szczebrzeszyn commissioned Zygmunt Jarmuł to create another statue of a beetle. It was unveiled at Kościuszko Square of Szczebrzeszyn on 23 July 2011.[1][2]
The monument is placed at Kościuszko Square in Szczebrzeszyn. It consists of a bronze statue of an amphomorphic beetle wearing a dinner suit and a top hat, and playing on a fiddle. It has the heigh of 2 m.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Chrząszcz z brązu już stoi (zdjęcia i wideo)". szczebrzeszyn.info (in Polish). 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie w Szczebrzeszynie". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish).
- ^ 10 Craziest Polish Tongue Twisters
- ^ Szczebrzeszyn - pomnik chrząszcza