CENTENAIRE RAINIER III
1923-2023

CHEMIN DES SCULPTURES
RAINIER III

Kees VERKADE
Le Prince Rainier III de Monaco
2013

The Sculpture Trail contains more than 200 sculptures that were displayed in Monaco during the reign of Rainier III.

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923-2005), ruled Monaco for 56 years, changed the principality’s constitution and worked to stabilize it economically.

The current statue was made in 2013, eight years after the death of the prince. The Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade made it after finishing the sculptures of Princess Grace (film actress Grace Kelly, Rainier’s wife) and François Grimaldi (one of the ancestors of the princely dynasty) to express his appreciation to the prince who welcomed him into the Principality.

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

On the base of the statue appears the name of the prince, and the years of his birth and death:
PRINCE RAINIER III DE MONACO
1923 - 2005
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It is possible that the QR code points to the following page: Le Prince Rainier III de Monaco - Kees VERKADE - Chemin Sculptures Rainier III

Translation of the text on the sign:
CENTENARY RAINIER III
1923-2023

SCULPTURE ROUTE
RAINIER III

Kees VERKADE
Prince Rainier III of Monaco
2013