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Constantin Brâncuși (1876 –1957)The Gate of Kiss - Sculptural Ensemble in Targu Jiu, Romania

The Umlauf Sculpture Garden Austin, Texas

The Umlauf Sculpture Garden is a museum and outdoor sculpture garden centered around the artistic works of American sculptor Charles Umlauf. In 1985, Charles and Angeline Umlauf donated their home, studio, and 168 Umlauf sculptures to the City of Austin. Six years later, in 1991, the city built a museum to display the artwork on adjoining city property with private funds

Umlauf's The Kiss (Bronze 1970) is the centerpiece of the sculpture garden pond

Baiser a la Source (Kiss at the Spring), made by Henri Coutheillas in 1949Bagneres-de-Luchon, France

Kharkov’s Statue To LoversKharkov City, Ukraine

Kharkov’s Statue To Loverscreated by a young artist named Dimitriy Ivanchenko

And if kissing like this seems at all uncomfortable to you, Dimitriy had this to say: “This is not an uncomfortable position. Love is keeping them up. They are being help up by a kiss.”

In 2009, after repeated instances of vandalism, city leaders decided to turn the statue into a fountain and gave the entire square around the kissing couple a face lift. Dimitriy’s hope for the statue to become a popular place for dates seems to have become a reality as many people spend time sitting in the benches and lying out on the grass around the fountain.

“Love Land‘ Jeju, South Corea

Romeo and Juliet by Milton Hebald New York City, 1977

Romeo and Juliet by Milton Hebald New York City, 1977

Seward Johnson - Unconditional SurrenderThis statue is a series of sculptures by Seward Johnson resembling a photograph, V–J day in Times Square.

The Kiss statue on the waterfront in Olympia Washington by Richard S Beyer

Frida Kahlo's husband Diego Rivera at work in his studio in San Ángel – Frida Kahlo made her mark on this photo taken in 1940

Sculptures of Olbram Zoubek (1926) Giving a kiss in Prague

? Jean Auguste Dampt (1853-1946) Baiser au chevalier

Winner’s Kiss’ by the French artist Jean-Louis Toutain which dominates a roundabout in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra la Vella

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The Meeting Place, St Pancras Station, LondonPaul Day

The Meeting Place is 30ft statue, by artist Paul Day, which stands under the station clock at St Pancras railway station in the International Eurostar terminal.  The piece is intended to reflect the romanticism of train travel and is reminiscent of a scene from the film Brief Encounter.

The Meeting byPaul Day London, St.-Pancras International Train Station

The meeting place - Paul-Day - detail of bas relief. Some images are considered too bold and edgy

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

Sound: Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with Louis Armstrong); As Long As I Live