Winged victory statue

“Detail of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, a Hellenistic Greek statue dated to the 2nd century BCE. Parian marble. Currently located in the Louvre.”

The Winged Victory of Samothrace, ca. 190 BCE. | Victoria de Samotracia, ca. 190 a.C. Photos will never do it justice.

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Nearly a century since a Winged Victory statue commemorating the suburb’s war dead was first unveiled outside Marrickville Town Hall, a re-imagined version was lowered into the same spot on Wednesday.

Nikè of Samothrake, the Greek goddess of victory. Statue in the Louvre Paris

Winged Victory I The Queen Victoria Memorial is located in front of Buckingham Palace

sold The sun sets in the Big Island, Hawaii. The orange sky glows against the grays and soft pastels of the ocean and the dark volcanic lava rocks. Very peaceful.

This sculptures has an interesting history that continues to reveal itself with each passing century.