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Les sculptures du Parlement Européen : "L’Enlèvement d’Europe à Strasbourg" ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Ces Ces sculptures sont situées le long de l’Avenue du Président Robert Schuman.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             C’est une impasse qui mène à l’entrée Winston Churchill d’un bâtiment du Parlement Européen. Celui qui fait face au bâtiment Louise Weiss situé de l’autre côté de l’Ill.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Cette sculpture est due aux frères Nikos et Pantelis Sotiriadis en 2005.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              C’est un don à l'Union Européenne de la municipalité d'Agios Nikolaos, sur l'île de Crète.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Selon la mythologie grecque, la princesse phénicienne Europe, fille du roi Agénor de Tyr (actuel Liban), fut amenée en Crète par Zeus qui l’enleva sous les traits d’un taureau blanc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               La sculpture pèse près de 6 tonnes et a été faite de 3 matières différentes. Le taureau blanc est blanc grâce à l’emploi de l’acier inoxydable. La jeune fille, Europe, est en bronze et l’arrière du taureau noyé dans le vert-bleu du verre qui symbolise la mer ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Europe a donné son nom au continent européen.