National Reconciliation
The "National Reconciliation" is a 8-metre brass sculpture that symbolizes the reconciliation of Greeks after the civil war.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1987 Announcement of contest. The sculpture was made by Vassilis Doropoulos.
1989 The sculpture was placed.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The National Reconciliation monument is an 8-metre brass cluster. It includes three figures, which stand opposite to one another and raise their arms to create the shape of a pyramid, whose apex symbolizes reconciliation. The mildly elevated base is made with reinforced concrete.
What I can't see
The three forms have an internal iron frame. The monument symbolizes the reconciliation that followed the Greek Civil War (1946-1949) between the guerilla Democratic Army and the government Greek Army that broke out right after World War II. Several decades passed in order for this open national wound to heal, as animosity could not be extinguished easily. The Greek Civil War was the first act of the Cold War. Firstly, Britain and later the United States both supported the government forces, while the USSR politically supported the Communist Party and the Democratic Army. The government forces eventually won. During this war, Greece mourned the highest number of casualties in its modern history.
Info
- Address: Klafthmonos Sq.
Bibliography
Margaritis G., (2000-2001), Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Εμφυλίου Πολέμου 1946-1949, [The history of the greek civil war, 1946-1949], volumes 1 and 2, Athens: Vivliorama
