Torņakalns Memorial to Victims of Communist Terror (Latvian: Komunistiskā terora upuru piemiņas vieta Torņakalnā) is a monument located at Torņakalns Station in Riga, Latvia.[1] The memorial place is dedicated to the residents of Latvia who were deported in June 1941.
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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| Dedicated to | Latvian residents deported in June 1941 |
Initially, it was planned to place the memorial on the Esplanāde, but later it was decided to place it near the Torņakalns Station.[2] The memorial is made up of five chipped stone figures,[2] symbolizing "destroyed family hearths and three exiled generations".[1] There is a goods wagon and a memorial to the deported Latvian residents near the station building.[1] The memorial stone with the inscription "1941" is a rough boulder, it's 1.2 m high.[2]
The memorial stone near the station building was unveiled in 1990, its author is the sculptor Ojārs Feldbergs,[1] on June 14, 1996, a goods wagon was placed near the stone.[2] The sculptor of the stone images of the memorial is Pauls Jaunzems, the architect is Juris Poga,[1] it was opened on June 14, 2001 by the then president of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga.[2]
In December 2012, the second phase of the memorial was opened, black stone plaques were placed near the memorial.[3][4] The third phase of the memorial is also planned - an information center about deportations will be located in the building of the Torņakalna railway station.[3]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e The Encyclopedia of Latvia. Vol. 2. sējums. Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. 2003. p. 442. ISBN 9984-9482-2-6.
- ^ a b c d e Spārītis, Ojārs (2007). Rīgas pieminekļi un dekoratīvā tēlniecība. Rīga: Nacionālais apgāds. p. 58.—59. ISBN 9789984263069.
- ^ a b "Atklāts memoriāls komunistiskā terora upuru piemiņai Torņakalnā" (in Latvian). Diena.lv. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "Torņakalnā atklāts pabeigtais piemiņas memoriāls komunistiskā terora upuru piemiņai" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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