Cultural Heritage: monuments representing controversial history
This source collection is designed to promote thought and discussion by offering various examples from across Europe of controversial monuments and of monuments that represent/commemorate controversial history. It has been created to accompany the Variety of Viewpoints and teaching materials related to the topic Cultural Heritage.
This source collection was made by the project team as part of the Learning to Disagree project. The collection makes use of sources from private photos and Public Domain.
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UK: The statue of Cecil Rhodes (Oxford) and the Rhodes must fall movement
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Hungary: the monument to the Red Army in Liberty Square
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Budapest: the monument to the Victims of German Occupation in Liberty Square, Budapest
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Hungary: the monument to Imre Nagy in Budapest
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Estonia: the Bronze Soldier, Tallinn
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France: the statue of Louis Faidherbe and the Faidherbe doit tomber movement
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Turkey: The Statue of Humanity Symbol of Friendship or a Monster of Humiliation?
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Germany: the memorial to the unknown deserter in Potsdam
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Denmark: The Isted/Idstedt Lion (Istedløven)
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Italy: the monument to Rodolfo Graziani in Affile