The garden of sculptures
The garden of sculptures is a themed garden of New Seafront with modern and contemporary sculptures.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
2013 The garden opened.
2019 First extended preservation.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
One of the themed gardens of the New Seafront, the Sculpture Garden, is paved with white gravel, has a fountain and houses modern and contemporary sculptures. One of them is “Horizons” (2016) by Martha Panagiotopoulou, which sets the viewing boundaries between sculpture and city, depending on the standpoint. It is made of corten (mainly steel and copper), a corrosion-resistant material. Other sculptures are a)”Three Circles” (1978) by Giorgos Zongolopoulos, which is water-powered, located inside the fountain and made of stainless steel, b)”Invitation” (2016) by Mark Hatzipateras, c) the impressive “Thessaloniki’s horizon” (2022) by Giorgos Tsaras, which consists of two asymmetrically placed steel squares and 7 copper sheets that penetrate them, and d) “Untitled” (1969) by Michalis Katzourakis, a Y-shaped metal yellow sculpture with plasticity and perspective.
What I can't see
In addition to the wear caused by the weather conditions and the sea, these sculptures often fall victim to vandalism, the most common form of which is tagging. For these reasons, protection and frequent preservation are required.
Info
- Address: New Sea-front
Bibliography
Tsitiridis G., (2019), Ανακάλυψε τα γλυπτά της πόλης: ο κήπος των γλυπτών, [Discover the city’s sculptures: The garden of sculptures], in Parallaxi,
https://parallaximag.gr/anakalypse-ta-glypta-tis-polis-kipos-ton-glypton-50738
Last visit 10/10/2022
