After a grave site for the “Harry Potter” elf became a tourist attraction, tributes to the character prompted environmental concerns.
Tag: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
In Russia, Memorial Forced to Downsize Tribute to Stalin Victims
Memorial typically conducts a marathon reading of the names, ages, professions and dates of death of those killed under Stalin, but it had to find other ways to honor the victims after the authorities banned it.
Why Russia Stole Potemkin’s Bones From Ukraine
The 18th-century military commander and lover of Catherine the Great helped conquer Ukraine and looms large in the version of history the Kremlin uses to justify the war.
Your Thursday Briefing: Iran’s Protests Intensify
Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.
In Long-Contested Move, Paris Makes Sacré-Coeur a Historical Monument
The basilica, which sits atop the hill of Montmartre, is the second most visited site in the capital, after Notre-Dame.
Soviet Monuments Become Latest Target of Backlash Against War in Ukraine
Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition.
Latvia tears down a controversial Soviet-era monument in its capital.
A 260-foot-tall obelisk erected in 1985 to honor Soviet soldiers who ended the country’s World War II Nazi occupation was toppled on Thursday.
How We Mourn Covid’s Victims
In Britain, artists lit a structure aflame. At the Jersey Shore, names were carved on shells and rocks. With more than six million dead, memorials have evolved along the way.
Trees Dedicated to Holocaust Victims Are Destroyed at Buchenwald
Seven trees near the former concentration camp in Germany were chopped down in what the International Committee of Buchenwald Dora said was a “horrible act of vandalism.”
What Is Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial?
President Biden met two survivors on a visit to Israel’s official Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.