by Susan | May 29, 2023 | Monuments
The Monument was dedicated on June 13th, 1995, in memory of the late Guyanese Historian and activist Dr. Walter Anthony Rodney, for “his indelible contribution to the struggle for National Unity.” Rodney was assassinated in a car bombing in 1980 at the age...
by Susan | May 22, 2023 | Monuments
Bogotanos took the 14,000 firearms collected 2007, melted down on July 9 — International Gun Destruction Day — to create a monument to disarmament in Parque Tercer Milenio, created on the site of El Cartucho, one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods. The...
by Susan | Sep 12, 2022 | Monuments
On May 21, 1851, the Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama) declared that slavery was to be abolished. The proclamation was met with a wave of support from most levels of society; however, the decision did not come into effect until January 1, 1852....
by Susan | Jan 4, 2021 | Monuments
“The Big Hand” was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1989 as the focal point of the the Latin America Memorial (in Portuguese, Memorial da América Latina), a cultural, political and leisure complex. This large hand is perhaps a nod to his mentor...
by Susan | Sep 14, 2020 | Monuments
The Monument for Peace was erected by Dr. Farid Mattar in 1963 as an ecological monument and a tribute to recycling. Constructed only with stones and leftovers from construction sites all over the city of Caracas, each stone was placed, according to Mattar’s own...
