What I can see

Harilaos Trikoupis is depicted standing, upright, wearing simple clothes. The podium bears the inscription “Η ΕΛΛΑΣ ΘΕΛΗ ΝΑ ΖΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΘΑ ΖΗΣΗ” (GREECE WANTS TO LIVE AND SHALL LIVE). The angel at the base of the monument symbolizes glory. His left hand was holding a metal laurel branch, now lost. In his right hand, he holds a chisel, which has only been partially preserved. The sculptor’s son was the model for the boy of the statue. 

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Trikoupis had a PhD in law studies and was a prominent personality of Greece’s modern era. He served as prime minister seven times. His name was associated with major infrastructure projects, as well as with the country’s modernization. In 1874, after losing the elections, he wrote his famous article “τις πταίει” (=who’s to blame), in which he accused King George the First of circumventing parliamentary procedures. When he became prime minister again, he applied the principle of declared confidence of parliament (“dedilomeni” principle). He is also famous for the quote “δυστυχώς επτωχεύσαμεν” (=regretfully, we are bankrupt) which he announced in Parliament (10/12/1893) before submitting the country under international auditing. 

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