To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the joining of the County of Nice to France, the artist Bernar Venet created a sculpture according to the indications of the mayor Christian Estrosi who wished a monumental work symbolizing the 9 valleys which forms the County of Nice, pointing out at the same time the sea and the mountains. From a 30 meters height, resting on a concrete base of 128 tons and having required 75 tons of steel for these 9 oblique lines, this monument is situated on the Quai des États-Unis. Because it is the point of meeting of the historical heart of the City and of its opening on the sea, it symbolizes, like the 150th anniversary, the rooting in the history and the international opening.
Tv 'stills' from the 31th of May, when the President of France came to inaugurate the monument.
Inauguration by President Sarkozy
In 1960 there has also a monument been built celebrating the 100 years that Nice belongs to France since 1860. It's located at the end of the Jardin Albert Premier, facing the Promenade des Anglais
Another sculpture by Bernar Venet is "Arc of 115.5 Degrees", it can be found between Jardin Albert Premier and Place Masséna.
They discussed trade deals at Villa Massena next to the Negresco hotel yesterday afternoon. They also covered a variety of other foreign affairs issues ahead of the G8 and G20 summits next year. The G8 summit is to be held in Nice in 2011. 
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the joining of the County of Nice to France, the artist Bernar Venet created a sculpture according to the indications of the mayor Christian Estrosi who wished a monumental work symbolizing the 9 valleys which forms the County of Nice, pointing out at the same time the sea and the mountains. From a 30 meters height, resting on a concrete base of 128 tons and having required 75 tons of steel for these 9 oblique lines, this monument is situated on the Quai des États-Unis. Because it is the point of meeting of the historical heart of the City and of its opening on the sea, it symbolizes, like the 150th anniversary, the rooting in the history and the international opening.
Tv 'stills' from the 31th of May, when the President of France came to inaugurate the monument.
Inauguration by President Sarkozy
Another sculpture by Bernar Venet is "Arc of 115.5 Degrees", it can be found between Jardin Albert Premier and Place Masséna.
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