Monument for the dead students

What I can see

It is a marble geometric sculpture by Konstantinos Xenakis similar to an ancient tombstone, without decoration, representations or realistic elements. It is a monument dedicated to the students who were victims of Nazi atrocities. The dedication on the stele is inspired by the lyric poet Simonides of Kea (556-469 BC), who with these words commemorated the fallen of Lemnos island during the Persian Wars.

What I can't see

The first two students were executed by firing squad on November 13, 1941, for distributing anti-German leaflets, according to German media. During the occupation, a total of 71 students were executed.

Info

Address: A.U.Th.

Bibliography

Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.

Location

Timeline

Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )

1951 Placed.

Ottoman era (1453- 1912)

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)

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