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Rīga
Pils laukums
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Bārenītes
The Orphan
Uz Sibīriju aizvestajiem Latvijas Bērniem
Monument for the Children who were deported to Siberia
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Jānis Karlovs
2008
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Description
Grey granite statue of a girl.
Inscription(s)
UZ SIBIRIJU
AIZVESTAJIEM
LATVIJAS BERNIEM
1941 1949
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dedicated to children who were deported to siberia
1941 - 1949
детям латвии депортированным в сибирь
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Latvian and Russian text: To the Latvian children deported to Siberia
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Annotation
'Orphan' was created in 1998 and won the first place in the competition for a monument for the victims of communist terror. The sculptor himself was as a 2-year old deported to Siberia. Despite its first place, the monument by Paula Jaunzema was exectuted (not seen by us). Ten years later, Karlovs' creation was unveiled opposite the presidents's palace.
The architect of the monument is Kārlis Alksnis.
Sculptor
- Jānis Karlovs (Suntažu pagasta 'Kaltiņos' 1939),
Latvian sculptor
(Biography).
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 56°57'6" - E 24°6'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: lv076; Photograph: 10 July 2013
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