Charles Carlos Marega (September 24, 1871 – March 27, 1939) was a

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sculptor in the early 20th century. Lions Gate Bridge Charles Marega lion statue

He was born in

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, in the commune of

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, then part of the

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n- Hungarian Empire. He received training in

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in Mariano, Italy and then studied in

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and Zurich. He met Bertha in Zurich, whom he married in 1899. He worked for a while in

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Segger, Martin, ed. ''The British Columbia Parliament Buildings'', Arcon, Vancouver, 1979 p66 then moved to Canada, arriving in

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in October 1909, on their way to

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. The

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reminded Bertha of her native Switzerland, which led to them settle in Vancouver. Charles Marega lived in

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for the rest of his life. In 1936, Bertha died. He later became a sculpture teacher at the Vancouver School of Art (now

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). He died in 1939 at the age of 67 after teaching a class at the Vancouver School of Art. His works include: JoeFortes fountain

Statue of Chief Maquinna by Charles Maraga

* King Edward VII Memorial Fountain – now at the

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. * President

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Memorial in

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. * The Stanley Park "promenade" (1925), a concrete pedestrian bridge extending from a city sidewalk between the Stanley Park Causeway and the seawall in

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. *

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Memorial Fountain at English Bay. * Michelangelo and DaVinci at

. * Statues of George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard. * Statues of lions at the Stanley Park entrance to the

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. * A bust of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, now at the Museum of Vancouver Collection. * 14 statues for the

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. * Nine stone sculpted Caryatids supporting the cornice line of the

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Sun Tower, 128 W. Pender St. in Vancouver, completed in 1912. * The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada stag's head above the main doors of the

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References

External links

Charles Marega at Discover Vancouver

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