Apollo rising from the Zodiac
Nice, France
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Atop the Nice Observatory, Charles Garnier's *Apollo Rising from the Zodiac* crowns the building as a gilded celestial monument. Completed in 1884, this 3.6-meter sculpture combines gold leaf, copper, and lead to depict the god of the sun in triumphant ascent, framed by the constellations of the zodiac. Garnier, the renowned architect of the Palais Garnier in Paris, designed this ornamental work to embody the scientific aspirations of the era, merging classical mythology with astronomical purpose at the threshold of modern observational astronomy.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- sculpture
- Materials
- gold leaf, copper, lead
- Height
- 3.6 m
- Place
- Nice, France
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