Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism
The memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism is a monument in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to the gay and lesbian victims of the Nazis.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Koln
- Also known as: “Granite sculpture ‘pink triangle’ in Cologne” and “memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism”
- Inscription: “DEN SCHWULEN UND LESBISCHEN OPFERN DES NATIONALSOZIALISMUS TOTGESCHLAGEN - TOTGESCHWIEGEN EINGEWEIHT AM 24.06.1995 PATENSCHAFT ZAUBERFLÖTEN - CHOR SCHWULER MÄNNER GESTIFTET VON DER ÖTV KÖLN”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and Museum Ludwig.
Cologne Cathedral
Church
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral is situated 330 metres west of Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism.
Museum Ludwig
Museum
Photo: Thomas Robbin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Museum Ludwig is situated 190 metres west of Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism.
Cologne Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Neuwieser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains. Cologne Central Station is situated 330 metres northwest of Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deutz and Klingelpütz.
Deutz
Suburb
Photo: Tohma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cologne borough of Deutz is a part of central Cologne, Germany, and was once an independent town known as Deutz am Rhein.
Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism
Latitude
50.94093° or 50° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
6.96275° or 6° 57′ 46″ eastInception
June 24th, 1995Open location code
9F28WXR7+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 9056932348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q325162
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism” goes by many names.
- French: “FEZ memorial”
- French: “mémorial aux victimes gays et lesbiennes du national-socialisme à Cologne”
- French: “Mémorial aux victimes gays et lesbiennes du national-socialisme”
- French: “Sculpture en granit ‘Rosa Winkel ’”
- German: “Granitskulptur „Rosa Winkel“ in Köln”
- German: “Mahnmal für die schwulen und lesbischen Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in Köln”
- German: “Rosa Winkel”
- Hebrew: “האנדרטה לזכר הקורבנות ההומואים והלסביות של הנציונל-סוציאליזם”
- Japanese: “ケルンのピンクトライアングル”
- Japanese: “国家社会主義によるゲイとレズビアンの犠牲者への記念碑”
- Russian: “Мемориал гомосексуальным жертвам нацизма в Кёльне”
- Russian: “Розовый треугольник в Кёльне”
- Spanish: “Escultura de granito ‘Rosa Winkel’”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los homosexuales perseguidos por el nazismo en Colonia”
- Spanish: “Triangulo rosa de Colonia”
- Spanish: “Triángulo rosa de Colonia”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал гомосексуальним жертвам нацизму в Кельні”
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