- Location: Casino Square, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Sculptor: Fernando Botero
- Date of creation: 1981.
The monument to Adam and Eve in Monte Carlo was created under the guidance of the famous sculptor Fernando Botero in 1981. The monument is made of copper and has a weight of almost 900 kg. It is one of several copies of the sculptures of the first biblical characters. Other copies of the monuments of Adam and Eve are located in the cities of New York, Berlin and Singapore, and they are all creations of Fernando Botero. Between the figures of Adam and Eve in Monte Carlo hangs a sign, which indicates the year of the creation of the monument and the name of the sculptor.
What is interesting about the monument?
Adam and Eve in Monte Carlo attract tourists with their originality and unusual shapes. It is easy to recognize the hand of the renowned Fernando Botero, since it is his work that is distinguished by its particularly smooth and pompous forms. Adam and Eve in Monte Carlo look pretty funny, because their body parts, especially those expressing gender, are disproportionate. Rarely, who among the visitors, most of whom are women, will not smile, looking at these figures.
The monument is a symbol of family happiness, love and harmony. There is a legend according to which married couples who do not have children should come here and pat Adam's masculine dignity (this is the task of the woman) and Eve's chest (task for the man respectively), and of course, to make his cherished wish. All the rest can simply be photographed with Adam and Eve against the backdrop of a beautiful flowering square.
How to visit?
The monument "Adam and Eve" in Monaco is located on the square in front of the main casino of Monaco , and behind the monument begins a cozy and very well-groomed square, where a lot of greenery, trees, flowers and shops for recreation. Access to the monument is round the clock and free, this place is very popular and popular with tourists in Monte Carlo.
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