Τρίτη 14 Ιουνίου 2016

A ship made of marble prisms commemorating slave trade across the Atlantic

The sculpture at the entrance to the UN Headquarters bears the inscription „Ark of Return“, and won one of MIA’s 2015 Pinnacle Awards
„Ark of Return“ is a permanent memorial commemorating slave trade across the Atlantic. It was erected in 2015 at the entrance to the UN-Headquarters and received one of the Pinnacle Awards of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) in the same year. The jury acknowledged the exceptional achievement of natural stone craftsmen and engineers who participated in the project.
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/06/14/a-ship-made-of-marble-prisms-commemorating-slave-trade-across-the-atlantic/

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