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.

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Broken Chair 0
Broken Chair monument 1

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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
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

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Allée des Drapeaux near Broken Chair sculpture
this entity surface form: Broken Chair monument
Ariana Park near Broken Chair sculpture
Palais des Nations nearby Broken Chair sculpture