Monument to the 1956 Poznań protests

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The Monument to the 1956 Poznań protests is a major memorial in Poznań, Poland, commemorating the workers’ uprising against the communist regime and honoring those who were killed or persecuted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial
monument
architect Adam Graczyk
category Monuments and memorials in Poznań
Monuments and memorials to the Poznań 1956 protests
commemorates Poznań 1956 protests
Poznań June 1956
victims of the 1956 Poznań protests
workers’ uprising against the communist regime in Poland
coordinateLocation 52.408°N, 16.915°E (approximate)
country Poland
dedicatedTo people persecuted after the 1956 Poznań protests
workers killed in the 1956 Poznań protests
designer Adam Graczyk
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of anti-communist opposition in Poland
symbol of the birth of the Polish road to freedom
hasInscription 1956
other key years of Polish resistance (e.g. 1968, 1970, 1976, 1980)
hasPart two large crosses
hasType outdoor monument
heritageDesignation important site of memory in Poznań
inception 1981
languageOfInscriptions Polish
locatedIn Adam Mickiewicz Square, Poznań
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Poznań
locatedNear Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Castle of the Polish Presidents in Poznań (Zamek Cesarski)
maintainedBy city authorities of Poznań
materialUsed concrete
steel
subjectOf historical studies on Polish post-war protests
tourist guides to Poznań
symbolizes resistance to communist rule
sacrifice of workers
struggle for freedom
unveiledOn 28 June 1981
usedFor anniversaries of the Poznań 1956 protests
public commemorations
state ceremonies

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Imperial District of Poznań contains Monument to the 1956 Poznań protests
Old Town, Poznań containsMonument Monument to the 1956 Poznań protests (nearby city centre)
linked to: Monument to the 1956 Poznań protests