5/5 Vladan N. 3 years ago on Google
Beautiful
statue!!!!It
really
moves
all
of
us
sailors,because
it
represents
our
life,even
though
it's
dedicated
to
immigrants,it
also
represents
that
most
difficult
moment
in
a
sailor's
life
when
you
have
to
leave
everything
and
everybody
behind,and
go
into
unknown,
trying
to
provide
for
your
family!!We
stood
there
for
some
time,both
me
and
my
wife,just
looking
at
it,and
thinking
about
our
life
and
were
it
got
us
so
far...
The
Emigrant,
is
installed
on
Halifax
Seaport
district
a
short
distance
from
Pier
21,
where
thousands
of
people
first
landed
in
Canada
from
foreign
countries
seeking
a
better
life.
The
monument
depicts
a
man
wearing
a
suit
and
fedora
hat
leaving
his
home
country
with
a
single
piece
of
luggage
as
he
steps
off
a
pier
onto
the
deck
of
a
ship.
A
bas
relief
sculpture
in
the
back
of
the
monument
has
a
vignette
of
a
woman
carrying
a
baby
and
holding
the
hand
of
a
small
child
who
is
waving
goodbye.
A
bell
tower
in
the
background
is
indicative
of
the
old
country.
A
bronze
plaque
in
front
of
the
monument
is
inscribed
in
English,
French
and
Italian:
THE
EMIGRANT
The
pain
of
separation
he
overcame,
with
faith
and
hope
his
heart
aflame...
La
souffrance
de
la
separation
il
a
surmontée,
le
coeur
brûlant
de
foi
d'
espérance...
Vinse
il
dolor
della
lontananza,
spinto
dalla
fede
e
dalla
speranza...
Created
by
Sculptor
ARMANDO
BARBON
and
donated
by
his
family
to
the:
HALIFAX
PORT
AUTHORITY
SEPTEMBER
19,
2013
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