Toripolliisi
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Toripolliisi (The Bobby at the Market Place in English) is a bronze sculpture located at the market square in Oulu, Finland. It was made by sculptor Kaarlo Mikkonen in 1987. The sculpture measures 220×150×112 centimetres (86.6×59×44 inches), and it was named in honour of the bobbies that once patrolled the market place. The sculpture was funded with the help of a public fund raising started in 1985, and it was revealed in September 1987.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1987 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in Finland and Outdoor sculptures in Finland.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sculpture
- Official name
- Toripolliisi
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Oulu
- Material used
- bronze
- Location
- Oulu Market Square
- Height
- 220
- Width
- 150
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- inception
- 1987-01-01
- thickness
- 112
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Toripolliisi (The Bobby at the Market Place in English) is a bronze sculpture located at the market square in Oulu, Finland. It was made by sculptor Kaarlo Mikkonen in 1987. The sculpture measures 220×150×112 centimetres (86.6×59×44 inches), and it was named in honour of the bobbies that once patrolled the market place. The sculpture was funded with the help of a public fund raising started in 1985, and it was revealed in September 1987.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toripolliisi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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