Torņakalns Memorial to Victims of Communist Terror
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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| Dedicated to | Latvian residents deported in June 1941 |
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.
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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