Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument
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The Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument is a major memorial in Warsaw honoring the Jewish resistance fighters and victims of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghetto Heroes Square | 1 |
| Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust memorial
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Leon Marek Suzin ⓘ |
| artMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| builtOn | site of first armed clash of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ⓘ victims of the Holocaust ⓘ victims of the Warsaw Ghetto ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| designedBy | Natan Rapoport ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central bronze relief of ghetto fighters
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inscription in English ⓘ inscription in Hebrew ⓘ inscription in Polish ⓘ inscription in Yiddish ⓘ rear relief depicting Jews being led to death ⓘ |
| hasReliefDepicting |
Jewish civilians being deported
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Mordechai Anielewicz ⓘ armed Jewish fighters ⓘ |
| height | approximately 11 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
important site of Holocaust remembrance
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key site on Jewish heritage routes in Warsaw ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| inscriptionText | To the Jewish people – its fighters and martyrs ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Polish ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Muranów district
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Warsaw ⓘ former Warsaw Ghetto area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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former Umschlagplatz area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Willy Brandt Square ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Swedish granite
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bronze ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Willy Brandt
ⓘ
surface form:
Willy Brandt Kniefall von Warschau
|
| subjectOf |
annual commemorations of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
ⓘ
official state ceremonies in Poland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jewish resistance against Nazi Germany
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martyrdom of Warsaw Ghetto Jews ⓘ struggle for dignity and freedom ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 19 April 1948 ⓘ |
| unveiledOnAnniversaryOf | 5th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| visitedOn | 7 December 1970 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghetto Heroes Square
this entity surface form:
Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw