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The Shipwrecked, Bronze sculpture in Tähtitorninvuori, Finland

The Shipwrecked depicts a family group with a father holding a child while signaling for help, and a mother lying on a raft.

The sculptor Robert Stigell completed this 4.5-meter bronze monument in Paris during 1898, following his initial plaster design from the early 1890s.

This sculpture marks a shift in Finnish public art as the first outdoor monument in Helsinki not dedicated to a specific person or event.

The monument stands on a granite pedestal reaching 6 meters in total height and remains accessible through wheelchair-friendly paths in Tähtitorninvuori park.

During its unveiling in November 1898, speaker Leo Mechelin connected the sculpture to Finland's political situation under Russian control at that time.

Location: Helsinki

Inception: 1898

Creator: Robert Stigell

Accessibility: Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Made from material: bronze, granite

Website: https://hamhelsinki.fi/veistos/haaksirikkoiset

GPS coordinates: 60.16185,24.95535

Latest update: March 9, 2025 08:35

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