Imperia: A European Culture Story, Part 3 (and last)

Imperia: A European Culture Story, Part 3 (and last)

Third and last part of an article discussing Imperia, the large concrete statue of a semi-fictional medieval sex worker.  Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here.A Clandestine ErectionImperia went up in April 1993, and I won’t even try to explain the insane backstory.  Short version: some people Constance wanted a cool statue to add luster to the waterfront.  Most of them were thinking of something like a Statue of Liberty.  A minority, however, had a…