Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
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The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 is a memorial in Gdańsk commemorating the workers killed during protests against Poland’s communist regime, symbolizing the struggle for freedom and the origins of the Solidarity movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
memorial
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monument → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1970
NERFINISHED
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Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców 1970 → |
| architect |
Bogdan Pietruszka
NERFINISHED
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| associatedWith |
Polish anti-communist opposition
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Solidarity movement → |
| category |
1970 protests in Poland
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Monuments and memorials in Gdańsk → Solidarity movement NERFINISHED → |
| commemorates |
fallen shipyard workers of 1970
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victims of the 1970 protests in Poland → |
| commemoratesEvent |
1970 Polish protests
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| country |
Poland
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| dedicatedTo |
shipyard workers killed in December 1970
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| designer |
Bogdan Pietruszka
NERFINISHED
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Elżbieta Szczodrowska-Peplińska → Robert Pepliński → Wiesław Szyślak NERFINISHED → |
| hasCoordinateLocation |
54.360°N 18.649°E
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| hasInscription |
names of fallen workers
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quotations about freedom → |
| hasPart |
anchors
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three steel crosses → |
| height |
42 meters
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| heritageDesignation |
Pomnik historii
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historic monument of Poland → |
| inception |
1980
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| languageOfInscription |
Polish
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| locatedIn |
Gdańsk
NERFINISHED
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Gdańsk Shipyard → Solidarity Square → |
| locatedNear |
European Solidarity Centre
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| materialUsed |
steel
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| openingAttendedBy |
Lech Wałęsa
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representatives of Solidarity → |
| politicalContext |
Polish People's Republic
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communist regime in Poland → |
| significance |
first monument to victims of communist regime erected in a communist country
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| subjectHeading |
Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 Monument
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| symbolizes |
origins of the Solidarity movement
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struggle for freedom → |
| unveiledOn |
1980-12-16
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| usedFor |
commemorative ceremonies
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political anniversaries → public gatherings → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
("Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców 1970")
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Gdańsk
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hasLandmark |
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European Solidarity Centre
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locatedNear |
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Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
("Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 Monument")
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