Ace the Dog
 The sculpture in 2021. | |
 Interactive map of Ace the Dog | |
| Location | Royal Baths Park, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°13′00.5088″N 21°01′50.2421″E / 52.216808000°N 21.030622806°E |
| Designer | Czesław Makowski |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Length | 87 cm (34 in) |
| Width | 25 cm (9.8 in) |
| Height | 33 cm (13 in) |
Ace the Dog (Polish: Pies As) is a sandstone sculpture located in Warsaw, Poland, placed within the Royal Baths Park. It is located within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district. The sculpture depicts a fictional pointing dog Ace (Polish: As), a main character of 1896 novel As by Adolf Dygasiński. It is a replica of a 1903 sculpture by Czesław Makowski.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]The sculpture of Ace the Dog is located within the Royal Baths Park. Its placed near the Old Orangery, in the location of the burial of guard dogs which worked in the Royal Baths Museum, within the park.[1]
It is a replica of a 1903 bronze sculpture by Czesław Makowski, which was part of the tombstone of Adolf Dygasiński at the Powązki Cemetery. The state is made from the sandstone, and depicts a sleeping pointing dog. Its name comes from the titular canine character of Dygasiński's 1896 novel As. The dimensions of the sculpture are 25 × 87 × 33 cm (34 × 9.8 × 13 in).[1][2][3]
Gallery
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The original 1903 brozne sculpture by Czesław Makowski on the tombstone of Adolf Dygasiński at the Powązki Cemetery.
References
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Media related to Ace the Dog at Wikimedia Commons
- 1903 establishments in Poland
- 1903 establishments in the Russian Empire
- 1903 sculptures
- Outdoor sculptures in Warsaw
- Dog monuments
- Łazienki Park
- Monuments and memorials in Warsaw
- Replicas
- Sandstone sculptures in Poland
- Sculptures based on novels
- Sculptures of dogs in Poland
- Statues of fictional characters
- Stone statues