Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu The Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu is an homage to the Romania n heroes of the First World War . The ensemble comprises three sculptures : the " Table of Silence " , the " Gate of the Kiss " and the " Column of the Infinite , " on an axis 1 , 300 m ( 4 , 250 ft ) long , oriented west to east . The Ensemble is considered to be one of the great works of 20th century outdoor sculpture . History . The monument was commissioned by the " National League of Gorj Women " to honor those soldiers who had defended Târgu Jiu in 1916 from the forces of the Central Powers . Constantin Brâncuși ( 1876 – 1957 ) was at the time living in Paris , but welcomed the opportunity to create a large commemorative sculpture in his homeland . He accepted the commission in 1935 , but refused to receive payment for it . The Endless Column . The Endless Column ( often it is called the Column of Infinite ) symbolizes the " Infinite Sacrifice " of the Romanian soldiers and it is considered by Sydnei Geist the top point of the modern Art . The Endless Column stacks 17 rhomboidal modules , with a half - unit at the top . The incomplete top unit is thought to be the element that expresses the concept of the infinite . Brâncuși had experimented with this form as early as 1918 , with an oak version now found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York . The modules were made in the central workshop of Petroşani ( " Atelierele Centrale Petroşani " ) , assembled by Brâncuși ' s friend engineer Ştefan Georgescu - Gorjan ( 1905 – 1985 ) , and completed on October 27 , 1938 . All 17 rhomboidal modules accumulate a total height of 29 . 3 m . In the 1950s , the Romanian planned to demolish the column , but this plan was never executed . After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the fall of the Communist regime , there was renewed interest in restoring the column , which by that time suffered from tilting , cracking , metal corrosion , and an unstable foundation . For these reasons the site was listed in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund . The restoration was facilitated by the Fund , which organized meetings for the stakeholders in 1998 and provided funding through American Express . Subsequently , the site was restored between 1998 and 2000 through a collaborative effort of the Romanian Government , the World Monuments Fund , the World Bank , and other Romanian and international groups . Ensemble . Two other pieces constitute the ensemble . The Table of Silence is a circular stone table surrounded by twelve hourglass - seats , which symbolize the time . The Table represents the moment before the battle on which the combatants were going to participate . Nevertheless , the seats are not located close to the edges of the table . The Gate of the Kiss , of Banpotoc travertine ( marble ) , features a kiss motif on the gate pillars . The transition to an other life occurs through the Gate of Kiss . The Ensemble has been inaugurated on 27 October 1938 . In the epoch called " socialist Realism " , Brâncuși has been challenged as one of the exponents of the " cosmopolitan bourgeois formalism " . Just in 1964 Brâncuși has been " rediscovered " in Romania as a national genius and , consequently , the Ensemble of Târgu Jiu has been restored , after a long period of degradation . The name of the sculptures . Doctor Traian Stoicoiu , whose father Matei Stoicoiu was classmate with Brâncuși in primary school , has known the famous sculptor . He said the real names of Brâncuși ' s sculptures are :