OF MEN AND THE PATH OF HEROES
OF MEN AND THE PATH OF HEROES

Summary/Abstract: Constantin BrâncușI deepest desire was to leave the people in Târgu Jiu a monument to remind them of the Gorj soldiers’ sacrifice who defended the town in 1916, according to a governmental document (6). The present article is going to explore the circumstances which led to the heroes’ path in Targu Jiu. Thus, the “circumstances” encompassed the sculptor who executed the monumental ensemble in Târgu Jiu, BrâncușI, the national league of Gorj women, who enabled its execution financially speaking, George Niculescu, university professor, who imagined the heroes’ path and Marcel Romanescu, the mayor of Târgu Jiu, who put into practice BrâncușI’s wish in 2023.

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