The Endless Column of Brancusi

Targu Jiu is a small town located in the Gorj County, Romania. The town has become famous because of the open-air works of sculptor Constantin Brancusi. I visited The Endless Column, one of his most impressive pieces of art, which stands at over 29 feet tall and is made up of 17 rhombus-shaped modules stacked atop each other. It was fascinating to see how the column almost seems to disappear into the sky. The column represents infinity and the unification of heaven and earth. The Endless Column is part of a larger ensemble of Brancusi sculptures which include The Table of Silence and The Gate of Kiss. These three sculptures were built as the memorial for soldiers from Gorj County who died during World War I.