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The Goose Girl Fountain http://www.mainstrasse.org/History_and_Monument_Information.htm
Located in the center of the village is the bronze Goose Girl Fountain.
The Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitor's Bureau commissioned the
noted Greek sculptor Elefcherious Karkadoulias to do the piece. Using
his daughter as a model, he worked over one and a half years and cast
the Goose Girl using the "lost wax" method. The fountain was
erected and unveiled in October of 1980.
At one time, farmers raised geese in the Covington area. Thus, the German
Grimm's fairy tale entitled the Goose Girl was the inspiration for the
theme to represent the culture of the area.
Legend has it that a queen gave her daughter a magic handkerchief to
protect her on her journey to be wed to a prince in a far away land. When
stopping at a stream to water the horses, the princess dropped the handkerchief
in the water. The evil hand maiden, finding her powerless, took over the
princess's horse and gown.
When they arrived at the castle, the fake princess sent the real princess
to a farmer saying she was a goose girl. Each day she would herd geese
and at the end of the day the goose girl would unbraid her hair and cry.
One day the farmer heard the crying and found out the truth.
The farmer took the goose girl to the king and told the whole truth.
The prince and the real princess were married and lived happily with their
geese the rest of their days. The fake princess was imprisoned.
The Goose Girl Fountain was officially
unveiled in Main Strasse Village in October 1980 on Main Street at its intersection
with 6th. The fountain was designed by Greek sculptor Eleftherios Karkadoulias
and featured a large basin topped by a German girl carrying geese
to market. The fountain is based on the Grimms Brothers Goose Girl fairy
tale. The fountain was produced in bronze using the lost wax method.
Main Strasse Village was formally dedicated on September 8, 1979. Among
the dignitaries present were Kentucky State Development Secretary William
Short and Federal Republic of Germany Counsel to the United States Frederick
Dittrich. Events on dedication day included speeches, entertainment and
German food.
Main Strasse Village quickly became a popular location for season festivals
in Northern Kentucky. The most popular festivals held in the village had
German themes: Maifest and Oktoberfest. These events brought crowds of tens
of thousands to the village each year. Other smaller festivals and events
held in the village included: Antiques Fair, Auto Fest, Christmas Walk,
the Great American Yard Sale and Goetta Fest.
from: http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us/gen/kenton/westend/places.html
Goose Girl Fountain http://www.kyarts.org/sos/goosegirl.html
Inspired by the Goose Girl fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, this fountain
was created to commemorate the area's German settlers and the many goose
farms which used to be in Covington. Cincinnati sculptor Eleftherios Karkadoulias
was commissioned by the Covington Mainsstrasse Committee to create the
statue of a young girl on her way to market, carrying a goose under each
arm.
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AFSPA Memorial Statue
http://www.tigerflight.com/pages/afspa_memorial_history.htm
...... a truly magnificent statue sculpted by Mr. Eleftherios Karkadoulias
of Dayton, Ohio, was dedicated at the annual meeting in October 2000.
Standing at the perimeter of the Air Force Museum Memorial Walk, it
epitomizes the daily routine of the security forces around the world.
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Cincinnatus
Larger than life depiction
of a massive man dressed in a tunic. He carries an ax, a Roman symbol
of authority, and his proper left hand rests on a plow handle.
http://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/sculpture.asp?SID=524
Links
to more Works
RoundAbout
- Broadway Fountain
... Madison Mayor Warren Rucker signed
a contract with Eleftherios Karkadoulias
of Cincinnati on Oct. 11, 1976. Karkadoulias, a Greek
...
www.roundaboutmadison.com/Inside%20Pages/Archived%20Articles/
2003/12_03%20Broadway%20Fountain.html - 33k -
THE
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
... Mr. Karkadoulias Mr. Eleftherios
Karkadoulias (who is pictured here) of Cincinnati,
Ohio, a sculptor and metal caster who specializes in the preservation
of ...
www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/vvisits/ clips/confedmemorial5.html
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Duke
Magazine-Retrospective-Sep/Oct 2003
... was cracked and heavily corroded.
Both problems were repaired by Karkadoulias
Bronze Art of Cincinnati. Named for President John ...
www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/ issues/091003/depret.html
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THE
THREE PRESIDENTS STATUE
... Three Presidents During the 1982
cleaning of the statues, Mr. Karkadoulias, a specialist
in preservation of outdoor bronze statuary, first cleaned the
statues ...
www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclips/ raleigh/threepresidents5.html
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Tyler
Davidson Fountain Renovation Mural - Cincinnati.Com
... parking garage. New plumbing system
installed. 1971: Karkadoulias
Bros. Foundry begins restoration work on bronze statues. Oct.
16 ...
www.cincinnati.com/fountain/history.html
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