Alexander riding his beloved Bucephalus is endlessly reproduced in stone, marble or bronze, so
it is not surprising to see another one surfacing.
[Picture from glypto.wordpress.com]
This time
we are going to Athens with an
equestrian statue created back in 1992 by Yiannis Pappas, who through the Greek
Ministry of Culture donated his work to the Municipality of Athens
Red tape or
not, it finally occurred to the people in charge that this is a case of neglect
and hopes run high that Alexander may
make it to downtown Athens although it doesn’t seem too clear where this will be.
Unfortunately Yiannis Pappas died a few years ago, aged 92, without seeing his
beloved bronze on the spot it deserves.
Where is
the ideal and an honorable place for Alexander
in modern Athens