The lattice of steel has been removed and the crane dismantled. A very impressive sight made even more stunning by his placement in an empty landscape. One thing is for sure, this statue would not fit in many capital city’s main square. The man did not build a tomb or monument for himself to be remembered by. He didn’t need to. He was and still is, even after over 800 years, in a whole nation’s consciousness. There is something very poignant about him facing and gesturing towards the place of his birth in the east and not towards the empire he created in the west. A lovely touch.
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