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"Westerpunt" is a six-meter-high architectural gem on the promenade leading to France. Studio MOTO designed it as a symbolic connection between the sea, dunes, and humanity. From the top, you can enjoy a magnificent 360° view of the surroundings. At high tide, part of the structure is submerged, making it seem as if you are literally suspended "above" the sea.

These striking statues can be placed alongside monuments like the Statue of Liberty (New York) or Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro) thanks to their heroic-realistic character. Originally, such statues served as guides, but now they've become true must-sees. The three heads are also true wiseguys: each stubbornly looks in a different direction: towards France, England, or the Belgian countryside.

With only a pedestal for a body and their identical faces, the Three Wise Men of De Panne brave the elements. Their monolithic stature towers over the coastline. They fit into a tradition of realistic, public sculptures with a heroic function, such as the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, or, in the distant past, the Colossus of Rhodes. They stand as guardians or guardian angels for those sailing the sea, and as symbolic protectors of a port or coastal city. Originally serving as a welcoming beacon or guidepost, these statues have become a tourist attraction over time, from a point of reference to the destination itself. Originally, "wisdom" was a colloquial term for a scholar or wise person; now, it's used to describe a know-it-all who confuses wisdom with arrogance. With "The Three Wise Men of De Panne," Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys have combined the original meaning with an extremely literal interpretation: the "pointing" of the nose. Nothing is as effectively guiding as a human nose; as laughable and banal as it is insurmountable and fundamental. Over each other's heads, the wise men look towards England, France, and the interior respectively, their gaze fixed on infinity. The thoughts, observations, and enigmatic knowledge of their gigantic minds likely extend from these three areas and reach much further. Source: https://www.dekust.be/beaufort-de-drie-wijsneuzen-van-de-panne

Petrus Decreton may not sound familiar, but you'll probably recognize his nickname, Pier Kloeffe. The Icelandic explorer who regularly fished on the beach after the First World War was immortalized in a bronze statue by Louis Van Den Eynde. Source: https://www.strandverblijf.be/nl/wandelingen/beeldenroute-de-panne

The sculptor is Fernand Vanderplancke, and the bronze caster is Peter Berghman (Roeselaere, 1964). In 1994, De Panne commissioned Bruges sculptor Fernand Vanderplancke, who lives in Oostduinkerke, to create a work of art that references the sea and is constantly in motion. The result is three seagulls atop a 7-meter-high pole. "The stylized seagulls symbolize the freedom that is central to a beach holiday at De Panne. The seagulls are connected at only a few points and hang on a pole at a height of seven meters." Source: De Panne, beeld voor beeld, Cultuurdienst

Along the foot of the dunes in De Panne, "A Dog Republic" brings a unique story to life with Musée Promenade for "Beaufort Beyond Borders 2015." Across a 440-meter wall, ideograms and meaningful symbols slowly blend into letters and text. Source: https://www.depanne.be/nl/zien-doen/cultuur-en-erfgoed/bezienswaardigheden/beaufort-permanent-beeldenpark/musee-promenade