Statue of Liberty, Mytilini, Bronze statue at harbor entrance, Mytilini, Greece.
The Statue of Liberty in Mytilini is a bronze sculpture at the harbor entrance depicting a young woman holding a torch. The figure rises about 15 meters tall and marks the port area with its presence.
The bronze was cast in Germany in 1922 to a design by the Lesbos painter Georgios Jakobides, sculpted by Gregorios Zevgolis, and dedicated at the harbour in 1930. It stands on the site of the Kastrelli fort, demolished in 1921 on the order of A. Spiliotopoulos, then general administrator of Lesbos.
The statue deliberately echoes New York's Liberty: both stand at a harbour entrance, both rest on an oversized base, both hold a torch in the right hand, and both are bronze. It stands in the Tsamakia area, on the spot of the Kastrelli fort, demolished in 1921 by order of Lesbos governor A. Spiliotopoulos.
The statue stands in the Tsamakia area of Mytilene, on the spot where the Kastrelli fort stood until its demolition in 1921. It faces the harbour entrance, so it is seen from the waterfront and from ferries arriving at the port.
The statue stands on the site of the Kastrelli fort, demolished in 1921 on the order of Lesbos governor A. Spiliotopoulos. Like its New York counterpart it faces a harbour entrance, rests on an oversized base, holds a torch in its right hand and is cast in bronze.
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