[portrait of the poet]

MIHAI EMINESCU
(1850-1889)

LE PLUS GRAND POÈTE ROUMAIN, LE DERNIER GRAND ROMANTIQUE EUROPÉEN, PROPAGATEUR DE LA CULTURE FRANÇAISE, DONT L’ŒUVRE EST DIFFUSÉE DANS 64 LANGUES ET CULTURES DU MONDE.

ÉGLISE ORTHODOXE ROUMAINE - PARIS
LIGUE CULTURELLE ROUMAINE


CEL MAI MARE POET ROMÂN, ULTIMUL MARE ROMANTIC EUROPEAN, PROPAGATOR AL CULTURII FRANCEZE A CĂRUI OPERĂ ESTE RASPÂNDITĂ ÎN 64 DE LIMBI ŞI CULTURI ALE LUMII.

BISERICA ORTODOXÀ ROMÂNĂ - PARIS
LIGA CULTURALĂ ROMÂNĂ

15-VI-2009

The plaque written in French and Romanian commemorates Mihai Eminescu, who is considered the greatest of Romanian poets.
The statue made by Ion Vlad was placed in 2009 to mark the 120th anniversary of the poet’s death (who died on the same day the statue was placed, June 15)

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

A metal sign on the base of the statue indicates the name of the statue and other details:
ION VLAD SCULPTEUR
ILEANA SASSU ARCHITECT
ASCENSION MAORTA, AUREL RAUTA DONNATEURS

FONDERIA ARTISTICA VERSILESE PETRA SANTA
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On the base of the statue is stamped a sentence (which is difficult to identify), but according to several sources, it seems to say:
MIHAI EMINESCU - POÈTE PHILOSOPHE LE GÉNIE ROUMAIN 1850-1889
translation]
Mihai Eminescu - the Romanian poet philosopher genius 1850-1889
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Translation of the text on the sign:
MIHAI EMINESCU
(1850-1889)

THE GREATEST ROMANIAN POET, THE LAST GREAT EUROPEAN ROMANTIC, PROPAGATOR OF FRENCH CULTURE, WHOSE WORK IS DISTRIBUTED IN 64 LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD.
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH - PARIS
ROMANIAN CULTURAL LEAGUE