Surrealist image in Namur: a flying turtle in the clouds. A sculpture by Jan Fabre weighing more than six tons, mounted on the citadel using a huge crane. Several other works by the artist are already installed in the Walloon capital as part of the "Facing Time" exhibition which brings together the worlds of the two Belgian artists Félicien Rops and Jan Fabre.

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April 21, 2019

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Die Zitadelle besteht aus drei Teilen, die von unten nach oben als Donjon, Médiane und Terra Nova bezeichnet werden.

Wahrscheinlich im 14. Jahrhundert wurde um das gräfliche Schloss (Donjon) eine …

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May 1, 2020

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The sculpture originally stood in Nieuwpoort with a view of the sea, but it also looks good in the Citadelle.

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