List of public art in Monaco

This is a partial list of public art in Monaco. It includes statues, memorials, monuments, and contemporary works of visual art on public display.

By ward

Fontvieille
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Statue of Princess Grace Princess Grace Rose Garden, Fontvieille

43°43′37.98″N 7°25′9.43″E		 Kees Verkade Bronze
Le Poing ("The Fist") Fontvieille Park, Fontvieille César Bronze [1]
Cavalleria Eroica Fontvieille Park, Fontvieille 1987Arman [1]

Larvotto
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Hexa Grace (The Sky, The Sea, The Land) Roof terrace of the Auditorium Rainier III, Grimaldi Forum, Larvotto

43°44′17″N 7°25′46″E		 1979Victor Vasarely Enamelled pumice stone [2]
La Petite Sirène (The Little Mermaid) Promenade du Larvotto, Larvotto beach 2000Kristian Dahlgard Metal, Bronze

La Condamine
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Ulysses Port Hercules, La Condamine Anna Chromy
Statue of Juan Manuel Fangio Quai Antoine 1er, La Condamine

43°43′57.04″N 7°25′21.2″E		 2003Joaquim Ros Sabaté Bronze Unveiled by Professor Jurgen Hubbert on 23 May 2003.[3]
Statue of Louis Chiron Quai Albert 1er, La Condamine
Statue of William Grover-Williams La Condamine 1991François Chevallier Bronze Unveiled by Prince Rainier III in 1991.[4]

Monaco-Ville
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Statue of Prince Albert I St Martin Gardens, Monaco-Ville

43°43′47.32″N 7°25′26.3″E		 Francois Cogne Bronze
Statue of François Grimaldi ("Malice") Prince's Palace of Monaco, Monaco-Ville

43°43′52.54″N 7°25′14.68″E		 1997Kees Verkade Bronze
Statue of Prince Rainier III Rampe-Major, Monaco-Ville 2013Kees Verkade Bronze Unveiled by Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stephanie on 18 November, 2013.[5]
Melodie St Martin Gardens 1984Arman

Monte-Carlo
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Monument to Hector Berlioz Avenue de Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo

43°44′18.49″N 7°25′41.43″E		 1903Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm Marble Inscribed "On 18 February 1893 the immortal work of Berlioz La Damnation de Faust received its first performance at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo under the auspices of His Royal Highness Prince Albert I of Monaco" [6]
Monument to Jules Massenet Avenue de Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo

43°44′19.15″N 7°25′40.77″E		 1914Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm Marble The monument lends its name to the Massenet corner on the Circuit de Monaco.[7]
Sky Mirror Casino Place, Monte-Carlo

43°44′21.81″N 7°25′38.8″E		 1999Anish Kapoor

References
  1. Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls (1 July 2007). South of France. New Holland Publishers. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-86011-358-1. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. Bernhard Abend; Peter M. Nahm; Fritz Nohr (1995). Baedeker Provence/Cote D'Azur. Automobile Association. ISBN 978-0-7495-1139-5.
  3. "Fangio Statue Unveiled in Monaco". Autosport. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. Kate Walker. "Blast from the Past, William Grover-Williams". The Bugatti Revue. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. "La famille princière de Monaco dévoile une statue du prince Rainier III". Nice Matin. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. "Berlioz and Monaco". The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. Demar Irvine (January 1994). Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times. Amadeus Press. ISBN 978-0-931340-63-5.
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