Holocaust Memorial (Nameless Library, Vienna)
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The Holocaust Memorial (Nameless Library) in Vienna is a concrete, library-shaped public monument by artist Rachel Whiteread commemorating the Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holocaust Memorial (Nameless Library, Vienna) canonical | 1 |
| Memorial to the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust memorial
ⓘ
contemporary artwork ⓘ public monument ⓘ sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holocaust-Mahnmal Judenplatz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Nameless Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | minimalism ⓘ |
| bookSpinesOrientation | turned inward ⓘ |
| category |
Holocaust memorials in Austria
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Vienna ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
City of Vienna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType | cast concrete structure ⓘ |
| coordinates | 48.211°N 16.370°E ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| dateUnveiled | October 25, 2000 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust
ⓘ
Austrian victims of the Shoah ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 10 meters ⓘ |
| designer | Rachel Whiteread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doorDetail | closed double doors without handles ⓘ |
| features |
cast library of outward-facing bookshelves
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names of Austrian Holocaust victims inscribed on plinth ⓘ sealed library with closed doors ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish history in Austria
ⓘ
absence and loss ⓘ memory of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.8 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Holocaust memorial site in Austria ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Judenplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Innere Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Vienna city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| nearby |
Museum Judenplatz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remains of the medieval Vienna synagogue ⓘ |
| partOf | Judenplatz museum ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| shape | library-shaped ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public debates about Holocaust remembrance in Austria ⓘ |
| surfaceAppearance | monochrome grey ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Thomas Klestil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveiledByPosition | President of Austria ⓘ |
| width | approximately 7 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Memorial to the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah