December 1970 Monument in Szczecin

Szczecin, Poland

The Memorial to the Victims of December 1970 (Pomnik Ofiar Grudnia 1970), also colloquially known as the Angel of Freedom (Anioł Wolności), is a monument in Szczecin, Poland, placed at the Solidarity Square, within the Old Town neighbourhood. The monument is dedicated to the victims of the suppression of December 1970 protests in Szczecin. Made from bronze, it has a form of a statue of an angel, holding a crown of thorns forming a text which reads "Grudzień 1970" and translates from Polish to December 1970, and standing on a boat emerging from the ground. It was designed by Czesław Dźwigaj, and unveiled on 28 August 2005.

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