The Frédéric Chopin Memorial is a bronze sculpture in Shanghai, China, in the Zhongshan Park, within the Changning district. It is dedicated to Frédéric Chopin, a 19th-century composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. It was designed by Lu Pin, and unveiled on 3 March 2007.
History The monument was proposed by Marek Niewiarowski, the secretary general of the International Federation of Chopin Societies, and a Chinese-Polish businesswoman Yu Jian Er. The sculpture was designed by artist Lu Pin, and manufactured in Gliwice, Poland. It was unveiled on 3 March 2007. The ceremony was attended by Krzysztof Olendzki, the Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, and Wojciech Olejniczak, the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of Poland. During the unveiling, Lu Pin was awarded the Gloria Artis Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture. It was the second monument in Shanghai dedicated to a foreigner.
Overview The monument is a bronze structure, measuring 6 metres, and placed on a 1-metre-tall elevation. It has a form of numerous extruding thin and long vertical rectangular cuboids. At the top, if has a large sculpture of the face of Frédéric Chopin. Around it are placed several smaller thin and long vertical rectangular cuboids.
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