A few years ago, an artist did a statue of Pope John Paul II. It was placed right near the Termini train station, just a bit south of the Piazza Republica. Here is the picture I took of it last year:
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The Italians--and just about everyone else--hated it. Well, with the outcry the artist decided to make some changes. I think they were finished a few months ago. Since I was walking nearby again today, I thought I'd snap some more pictures, here are two of them:
Huge change? I suppose it's an improvement. I'm not sure why they removed the grass.
Here's a close-up of the faces:
