Memory Park, Memorial park on Rio de la Plata in Belgrano, Argentina
Memory Park is a memorial site on the shore of the Río de la Plata in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, covering around fourteen acres. The site contains eighteen sculptures by different artists, a wall inscribed with names of victims, and grassy areas that reach down to the river edge.
The site was created in 1998 through Law No. 46 to remember people who disappeared during the Argentine military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. The establishment of this park marked the official start of public recognition of state crimes during that period.
The name itself points to the task of keeping the memory of those who vanished alive, while visitors walk among the sculptures and along the monument wall. On grassy areas and open spaces people meet quietly, some leave flowers or pause before the engraved names of their relatives.
Access to the grounds is available daily, with outdoor monuments and indoor galleries open to visitors. On weekends and public holidays you can walk through the site until 7 PM and view the works at your own pace.
The park sits roughly 300 meters from the former military airport from which many prisoners were taken on so-called death flights over the Río de la Plata. This close distance makes the place a direct witness to the events that unfolded here.
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