Bolek and Lolek Monument

Bolek and Lolek Monument

The monument in 2011.
49°49′35″N 19°02′55″E
Location	Mostowa Street, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Designer	Jarosław Mączka
Type	Statue
Material	bronze
Height	1.4 m
Opening date	19 May 2011
Dedicated to	Bolek and Lolek

Bolek and Lolek Monument (Polish: Pomnik Bolka i Lolka) is a monument in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, placed at Mostowa Street next to the Galeria Sfera shopping centre. It consists of two bronze statues dedicated to Bolek and Lolek, two fictional brothers, who are the main characters of the series of children's animated series of the same name, first airing in 1962, and produced in Bielsko-Biała. The monument was designed by Jarosław Mączka, and unveiled on 19 May 2011.

History

The monument was unvailed on 19 May 2011. It was designed by Jarosław Mączka, and the bronze cast was manufactured by Wiesław Wojdak and Magdalena Nowocień.

Characteristics

The sculpture is placed on a small square near Mostowa Street, and near the entrace to the Galeria Sfera shopping centre.

It consists of bronze statues of Bolek and Lolek, two fictional brothers, who are the main characters of the series of children's animated series of the same name, first airing in 1962. They are 1.2 and 1.4-metre-tall respectively, and are standing on two sides of a terrestrial globe. Bolek is pointing with his finger to Bielsko-Biała in Poland, a city where their series were produced.