Memorial to the victims of the Nazi tyrann, Memorial monument in Münchner Altstadt, Germany.
The Memorial to the Victims of Nazi Tyranny stands on the Platz der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus at the corner of Brienner Strasse and Maximiliansplatz. Andreas Sobeck's winning design, about six metres tall, consists of a basalt stele topped by a latticed steel cube; inside this symbolic dungeon a gas-fed eternal flame burns in a bowl. Since the 2014 renovation, an 18.5-metre bronze plaque behind the flame bears the inscription "Im Gedenken an die Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft".
The memorial was unveiled on 8 November 1985 by Munich's mayor Georg Kronawitter; sculptor Andreas Sobeck, born in Winzer, won the city's competition with his design. It replaced a granite stone by Karl Oppenrieder, set up in 1962 as a temporary marker and moved to the Platz der Freiheit in Neuhausen after the square was redesigned in the early 1980s. The 2014 renovation added a bronze plaque behind the flame.
The monument stands on the Platz der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, a square at the corner of Brienner Straße and Maximiliansplatz. Its bronze plaque, 18.5 metres long and 1.30 metres high, was added when the square's redesign was completed in 2014 and reads "Im Gedenken an die Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft". The gas-fed flame in the steel cage is read as a symbol of hope that never sets.
The memorial stands on the Platz der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus at the corner of Brienner Straße and Maximiliansplatz, in Munich's Altstadt. Since the 2014 renovation, an 18.5-metre bronze plaque runs behind the eternal flame, bearing the inscription "Im Gedenken an die Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft". The site is freely accessible at any hour.
The memorial includes a sanctuary lamp that burns continuously, symbolizing unending remembrance. This flame stays lit throughout the year as a constant reminder against tyranny and oppression.
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