Look At this Incredible Moving “Statue Of Love!”
With the romantic Valentine’s Day almost upon us, I love to discover amazing things like this in the world – the moving “statue of love!”
Yes, it moves!
It exists in the country of Georgia. located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe.
The terrific Guardian website described the sculpture this way:
‘Man and Woman’ by Georgian sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze is pretty striking on its own – two towering human made out of metallic discs – but the installation becomes even more impressive when you realise the statues are moving.
Representing a Muslim boy, Ali, and a Christan Georgian princess, Nino, characters from a novel by Azerbaijani author Kurban Said, the figures draw closer, kissing, before continuing on their route and passing through one another, eventually parting and facing in opposite directions, representative of the characters’ separation by the invasion of Soviet Russia.
As I said, the lesser-known country of Georgia is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe – the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north, and Turkey and Armenia lie south. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi.
As The Guardian noted:
The statues spring into life every day at 7pm in the seaside town of Batumi, Georgia, their journey happening slowly over 10 minutes.
‘Man and Woman’, re-christened “Ali and Nino”, was designed in 2007 but not installed until 2010 – it’s been delighting passers-by ever since.
Paweł R. posted this incredible video on youtube a couple of years ago with this description:
“The Statue of Love sculpture inspired by love story of “Ali and Nino” Created by Georgian artist Tamar Kvesitadze. The story is similar to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and tells of an Azerbaijani youth who falls in love with a Georgian princess but dies defending his country. The 7 ton statues start their motion at 7 P.M every day and are controlled by computer and lit with dramatic color lighting.”
There are shorter versions, but this one, at dusk, lasts three minutes, has music on it and is beautiful to watch!
How cool, and it’s the perfect time of year to share this with everyone – it’s Valentine’s Day!
Yes, that means the “love sausage” is for sale again at Marks & Spencer stores, and this year they’ve done one better:
Yes, a cucumber grown in a special mold so it looks like a heart! See more of these Valentine’s Day treats here:
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johnrieber 
That UK sculpture sounds both beautiful and eerie at the same time.
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Whoa! This is truly poetry in motion.
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Love it! Just beautiful, John a fantastic share… Happy Valentines to you and Alex 💕
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Thank you Carol, and to you as well!
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Wow!
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How beautiful!
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that’s such a beautiful piece of art
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What an interesting statue John.
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It really is, and another reason of why I love to travel…so many cool things to see!
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This is amazing. Wishing you and your lovely wife a wonderful Valentine´s Day!! 💘
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Thank you Darlene, I hope you have a great day of celebration!
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That’s really exquisite, John. And so random it’s in Georgia. Seems like something the French would do…
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I remember this one, John. Very effective indeed!
(I got the parcel this morning, many thanks! I will have to take some photos of it soon, and come up with a story idea. 🙂 )
Best wishes, Pete.
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This moving statue is amazing, John. A fascinating story behind it too. Thanks for sharing the pictures and this story.
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Robbie, it’s a perfect time of year to share, and what a cool piece of art…this is another reason I love to travel – so many unique things to discover! Thanks as always for commenting!
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