Post by Claudia on Oct 28, 2019 18:42:17 GMT
www.brusselstimes.com/news/art-culture/94696/why-azerbaijan-has-a-statue-of-jean-claude-van-damme/
Thursday, 13 February 2020
While it is unclear when the stature first went up, according to a post by the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium, it was probably inspired by the fact that the village name (Vandam) sounds a lot like the actor’s surname.
This unusual connection saw some international attention when it was posted on Facebook and Reddit in late 2019, garnering enough attention for comment from Van Damme himself.
Thursday, 13 February 2020
While it is unclear when the stature first went up, according to a post by the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium, it was probably inspired by the fact that the village name (Vandam) sounds a lot like the actor’s surname.
This unusual connection saw some international attention when it was posted on Facebook and Reddit in late 2019, garnering enough attention for comment from Van Damme himself.
