Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, Educational memorial park in downtown Boise, United States.
The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial is a 0.81-acre cenotaph complex and educational park near the Boise Public Library and the Greenbelt. Designed by Idaho Falls architect Kurt Karst, its centerpiece is a life-sized bronze statue of Anne Frank, accompanied by a sapling of the Anne Frank Tree and quotations from some sixty notables and unknowns. The full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is on permanent public display.
The memorial was established in 2002 by the Idaho Human Rights Education Center to honor Anne Frank's message of hope during World War II. Founders created it to help people today understand the importance of protecting human rights.
The memorial displays inscriptions from human rights advocates and thinkers who worked for human dignity across different times and cultures. Visitors encounter words that continue to spark reflection on how societies treat one another.
The park is free and open year-round to visitors. The best times to visit are warmer months when plants are in full growth and the riverside setting is most welcoming.
The memorial is the only Anne Frank memorial in the United States, and Boise police bring newly commissioned officers here before field training. It also holds one of the few permanent public displays of the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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