Broken Chair sculpture
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The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Chair | 0 |
| Broken Chair monument | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty |
Convention on Cluster Munitions
ⓘ
Ottawa Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
Ottawa Treaty ⓘ |
| category |
monuments and memorials in Switzerland
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture in Geneva ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Geneva ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Handicap International ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Daniel Berset ⓘ |
| depicts | giant wooden chair with a broken leg ⓘ |
| designer | Daniel Berset ⓘ |
| fabricator | Louis Genève ⓘ |
| faces |
Palais des Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Office at Geneva
|
| hasLanguageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| height |
12 metres
ⓘ
39 feet ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| installedInFrontOf | Palace of Nations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Geneva
NERFINISHED
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Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| location | Place des Nations ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| missingPart | portion of the fourth leg ⓘ |
| notableEvent | temporary removal in 2005 for Place des Nations renovation ⓘ |
| numberOfLegsIntact | three ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Handicap International ⓘ |
| photographedFrom | Avenue de la Paix ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocate for the dignity of war victims
ⓘ
advocate for the rights of war victims ⓘ symbolize opposition to cluster munitions ⓘ symbolize opposition to landmines ⓘ |
| reinstalledOn | 26 February 2007 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Handicap International ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civilian victims of armed conflict
ⓘ
survivors of cluster munitions ⓘ survivors of landmines ⓘ |
| theme |
disarmament
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ humanitarian law ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | Chaise cassée ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 18 August 1997 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Broken Chair monument