Bronze Cavafy Takes a Seat on Athens' Most Famous Walkway, Inviting Passersby to Join Him

Constantine P. Cavafy, the great Alexandrian Greek poet, has taken up permanent residence on Athens' most celebrated pedestrian street — cast in bronze, seated on a park bench, and waiting for company. A life-sized sculpture of Cavafy was unveiled on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, the sweeping walkway that skirts the base of the Acropolis, in a donation from the Onassis Foundation to the City of Athens.  The work, created by sculptor Praxiteles Tzanoulinos, is positioned in front of the Onassi...

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