Passages memorial
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Passages Memorial is a Holocaust memorial in Portbou, Spain, created by artist Dani Karavan to honor the philosopher Walter Benjamin and commemorate his tragic death while fleeing Nazi persecution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passages memorial canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust memorial
ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ site-specific installation ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Walter Benjamin’s death in Portbou in 1940 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Holocaust victims
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Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ refugees fleeing Nazi persecution ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 42.426°N 3.160°E ⓘ |
| creator | Dani Karavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Dani Karavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental art
ⓘ
land art ⓘ |
| hasInscription | quotation from Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Catalan
NERFINISHED
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German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPart |
glass pane overlooking the sea
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inscription panel ⓘ narrow corridor-like passage ⓘ stairway descending toward the sea ⓘ |
| honors | Walter Benjamin’s final journey ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Portbou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Girona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
French–Spanish border
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coastline of Portbou ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
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steel ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Municipality of Portbou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Holocaust remembrance
ⓘ
studies in memorial culture ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
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memory ⓘ passage ⓘ persecution ⓘ |
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