Editing Statue of Filuś

{{Short description|Statue in Toruń, Poland}}
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|location      = Chełmińska Street, Old Town, [[Toruń]], Poland
|designer      = Zbigniew Mikielewicz
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|material      = Bronze
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|open          = 2 February 2005
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The '''statue of Filuś''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈfi.luɕ}}; {{langx|pl|Pomnik Filusia}}) is a statue in [[Toruń]], Poland, placed on Chełmińska Street, near the Old Town Market Square, within the neighbourhood of Old Town. It depicts Filuś, a fictional dog from the comic series ''Profesor Filutek i jego piesek'' ({{lit|Professor Filutek and His Little Dog}}), created by [[Zbigniew Lengren]] and published in news magazine ''[[Przekrój]]'' from 1946 to 2003. The statue was designed by Zbigniew Mikielewicz and unveiled on 2 February 2005.

== History ==
The bronze sculpture was designed by Zbigniew Mikielewicz. It depicts Filuś, a small fictional dog from the comic series ''Profesor Filutek i jego piesek'' ({{lit|Professor Filutek and His Little Dog}}), created by [[Zbigniew Lengren]] and published in news magazine ''[[Przekrój]]'' from 1946 to 2003. It was unveiled on 
2 February 2005 in [[Toruń]], the hometown of Lengren, in the anniversary of his 86th birthday.<ref name=sp>{{cite web|url=https://stronapodrozy.pl/sympatyczny-pomnik-w-sercu-torunia-skad-w-miescie-wziela-sie-rzezba-ktora-wzrusza-turystow/ar/c7-19002018|website=stronapodrozy.pl|title=Sympatyczny pomnik w sercu Torunia. Skąd w mieście wzięła się rzeźba, która wzrusza turystów?|author=Patrycja Seklecka|date=18 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=tvp>{{cite web|url=https://bydgoszcz.tvp.pl/85277434/profesor-filutek-pies-filus-parasol-torun|website=bydgoszcz.tvp.pl|language=pl|title=Filuś na toruńskiej starówce nie ma czego pilnować. Wiemy, co się stało z parasolem|author=Michał Górski|date=26 February 2025}}</ref>

Every 1 April a small festivities are held around the statue, known as the Filuś Day. Its organised to celebrate author of the comic series, Zbigniew Lengren on his [[name day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naszemiasto.pl/tworca-filutka-i-filusia-obchodzi-imieniny/ar/c8-2498200|website=naszemiasto.pl|title=Twórca Filutka i Filusia obchodzi imieniny!|date=25 November 2014|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowosci.com.pl/torun-pamieta-o-profesorze-filutku-i-jego-psie-filusiu/ar/c1-14012939|website=nowosci.com.pl|title=Toruń pamięta o profesorze Filutku i jego psie Filusiu|date=1 April 2019|language=pl}}</ref>

== Description ==
The sculpture is made from bronze and depicts a small live-sized dog, meant to symbolize Filuś, a fictional character from the comic series ''Profesor Filutek i jego piesek'' ({{lit|Professor Filutek and His Little Dog}}) by [[Zbigniew Lengren]]. The dog holds his owner's [[bowler hat]] in his mouth, being around half of the size of his body. The statue is placed next to a lamp post, with a bronze sculpture of an umbrella leaned on it. A pavement in front of the statue features the insciption in [[Polish language|Polish]], which reads "''Zbigniewowi Lengrenowi; Torunianie''". It translates to "''To Zbigniew Lengren; the residents of Toruń''".<ref name=sp/><ref name=tvp/>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Torun July 2013 029.JPG|The statue next to a street lamp.
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Poland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Toruń]]
[[Category:Culture in Toruń]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Poland]]
[[Category:2005 sculptures]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2005]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Poland]]
[[Category:Statues in Poland]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in Poland]]
[[Category:Sculptures of dogs in Poland]]
[[Category:Statues of fictional characters]]
[[Category:Dog monuments]]
[[Category:Street lighting]]
[[Category:Works based on comics]]