Óþekkti Embættismaðurinn - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: dieSulzer
N 64° 08.744 W 021° 56.419
27W E 454247 N 7113592
This sculpture is called "the unknown bureaucrat". You find the man... in front of the town hall, where else? ;-)
Waymark Code: WMN3AD
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 12/18/2014
Views: 16
A monument from an Unknown Soldier, you can find in several countries.
In Reykjavik, you find a sculpture honoring the Unknown Bureaucrat!
The sculpture, made 1994 by Magnús Tómasson, shows a man in a suit holding a briefcase, with his head and shoulders subsumed in a slab of unsculpted stone.
You can find the hard working man in front of the town hall, where else! ;-)
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Óþekkti Embættismaðurinn
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Magnús Tómasson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1994
Materials used: Bronze and Stone
Location: in front of the town hall in Reykjavik
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