Rocky statue in Žitište
Rocky statue in Žitište | |
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Artist | Boris Staparac |
Year | 2007 (2007) |
Subject | Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa |
Location | Žitište, Serbia |
The Rocky statue in Žitište in Žitište, Serbia is one of the town's most iconic images. Located in town's center the statue of Rocky Balboa by Croatian artist Boris Staparac, it was erected in 2007.[1] Canadian director Barry Avrich made a documentary film Amerika Idol which depicts the events that preceded the creation of the statue, as well as the ceremony of its installation. The film also features Sylvester Stallone who portrayed the character of Rocky in eight films and A. Thomas Schomberg who made the famous Rocky statue in Philadelphia.[2]
In 2011 the Lonely Planet guide included the monument to Rocky Balboa in Žitište, in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth", along with Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow and the Washington National Cathedral in the United States.[3][failed verification][4]
See also
- Rocky Steps
References
- ^ B92, Beta (19 August 2007). "Otkriven spomenik Rokiju u Žitištu" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ A. Novaković (9 August 2009). "Film o Rokiju iz Žitišta u trci za "Oskara"" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Marochetti Collection, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington". FineArtFacts. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ^ McCloskey, Katy (29 September 2011). "Scottish sights among world's best". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
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- Rocky
- Rocky II
- Rocky III
- Rocky IV
- "Burning Heart"
- "Heart's on Fire"
- "Living in America"
- Rocky V: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
- Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky
- Rocky Broadway
- Creed
- Creed II: The Album
- "Shea Butter Baby"
- Creed III: The Soundtrack
- Rocky Super Action Boxing
- Rocky (1987)
- Rocky (2002)
- Rocky Legends
- Rocky Balboa
- Creed: Rise to Glory
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
- Anderson v. Stallone
- Rocky Steps
- Rocky statue in Žitište
- Balboa Productions
- Grudge Match
- Rocky the Musical
- Rocky VI
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