Pillar of Shame

Pillar of Shame is a series of sculptures by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt memorialising the loss of life during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in , , committed by the Chinese Communist Party.
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  • Ruins
  • …is also known as “國殤之柱 Pillar of Shame”
  • …is inscribed with “六四屠杀; 老人岂能够; 杀光年轻人”
  • Description: sculpture series by Jens Galschiøt

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stephen Hui Geological Museum and HKU.
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The is the first and only geological museum in . is situated 130 metres east of Pillar of Shame.
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is a station on the MTR Island line… is situated 150 metres northwest of Pillar of Shame.
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is situated 210 metres north of Pillar of Shame.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun.
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or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on in Hong Kong.
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is an area in Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
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is a town and neighbourhood at the…

Pillar of Shame

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Latitude
22.28308° or 22° 16′ 59″ north
Longitude
114.13661° or 114° 8′ 12″ east
Open location code
7PJP74MP+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1925188564
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2307544

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Pillar of Shame” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pilar de la vergonya”
  • Chinese: “国殇之柱”
  • Chinese: “國殤之柱”
  • Czech: “Sloup hanby”
  • Danish: “Skamstøtten”
  • Dutch: “Pillar of Shame”
  • Esperanto: “La Kolono de la Honto”
  • Esperanto: “La Kolumno de la Honto”
  • French: “Pillar of Shame”
  • Ganda: “Pillar of shame( Empagi yo Buswavu)”
  • Ganda: “Pillar of shame”
  • German: “Haufen der Schande”
  • German: “Pillar of Shame”
  • German: “Säule der Schande”
  • Greek: “Ο Κίονας Της Ντροπής”
  • Japanese: “国恥の柱”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skamstøtten”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skamstøtten”
  • Norwegian: “Skamstøtten”
  • Persian: “ستون شرم”
  • Polish: “Pillar of shame”
  • Portuguese: “A Coluna da Infâmia”
  • Spanish: “Pilar de la vergüenza”
  • Swedish: “Skampålen”
  • Thai: “เสาแห่งความอัปยศ”
  • Yue Chinese: “國殤之柱”

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