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National Katyń Memorial

Coordinates: 39°16′59.44″N 76°36′6″W / 39.2831778°N 76.60167°W / 39.2831778; -76.60167
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National Katyń Memorial
File:National Katyń Memorial, Harbor East, Baltimore.jpg
Map
LocationAliceanna Street
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
MaterialBronze, granite
Height56 feet (17 m)
Completion date2000
Dedicated toVictims of the Katyn massacre
Overview of Baltimore's Harbor East Circle


The National Katyń Memorial is a monument in Baltimore, Maryland, which memorializes the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish nationals carried out by Soviet forces. Baltimore's Polish-American community was instrumental in having the monument built. The monument was unveiled in 2000 and is the tallest statue in Baltimore. The statue itself is 44 feet (13.4 m) high, the whole monument, with base, is 56 feet (17 m).[1]

The statue by sculptor Andrzej Pitynski[2] was delivered from Poland and established in the Inner Harbor East at the Aliceanna and President streets.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Monumental dream realized". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2012-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Monument to a massacre little known", Baltimore Sun, May 31, 1997
  3. ^ "In Baltimore City Katyn memorial to be dedicated next...", Baltimore Sun, October 05, 2000

External links

Some history of the memorial

39°16′59.44″N 76°36′6″W / 39.2831778°N 76.60167°W / 39.2831778; -76.60167