Rocky Balboa gets statue in Serbia
Locals in the village of Žitište in northern Serbia unveiled a statue of Rocky Balboa Saturday.
Sunday, 19.08.2007.
15:42
Locals in the village of Zitiste in northern Serbia unveiled a statue of Rocky Balboa Saturday. Zitiste, about 60 kilometers north of Belgrade, is now home to a huge monument to actor Sylvester Stallone's film character in the village square to attract tourists and show a new face to the world. Rocky Balboa gets statue in Serbia The monument is 3 meters high and made of concrete by a Croatian artist. The Rocky statue was unveiled as part of a music and entertainment festival in the village which has repeatedly suffered flooding and landslides in recent years, gaining a disaster-prone reputation. The locals recently started contemplating how to change that image and revive the village — one of the poorest in northern Serbia — and came up with the idea of a statue of the tenacious fictional fighter. Local officials have said they have contacted Philadelphia, where a monument to Rocky Balboa already exists. (B92, archive)
Rocky Balboa gets statue in Serbia
The monument is 3 meters high and made of concrete by a Croatian artist.The Rocky statue was unveiled as part of a music and entertainment festival in the village which has repeatedly suffered flooding and landslides in recent years, gaining a disaster-prone reputation.
The locals recently started contemplating how to change that image and revive the village — one of the poorest in northern Serbia — and came up with the idea of a statue of the tenacious fictional fighter.
Local officials have said they have contacted Philadelphia, where a monument to Rocky Balboa already exists.
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