Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Monument to Freedom and Unity

Competition: Call for Entries

16 December 2011

Leipzig, Germany - Monument to Freedom and Unity: Competition to be conducted for the Monument to the Peaceful Revolution 1989

Artists, architects and landscape architects from all over the world are invited to submit an application by 16th December 2011 at the latest. 40 applicants/teams will then be chosen to take part in the restricted competition according to RPW 2008 (guide lines for planning competitions). The selection of participants will be carried out by the client of Leipzig in consultation with a selection committee consisting of external experts.

On 9th October 2011, the 22nd anniversary of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the City of Leipzig will hold an open application process for a Monument to Freedom and Unity. "The 9th October 1989 moves us all," said Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of Leipzig. "On that day in Leipzig world history was made. The non-violent march of 70.000 around the Promenadenring marked the break through. The Peaceful Revolution strengthened the self-deliverance of Eastern Europe and established the unity of Germany".

The financial framework for the whole project is 6.5 million euro, of which 5 million euro will be from the Government and 1.5 million euro from the Free State of Saxony. A gross amount of 175.000 euro will be available for the competition.

www.leipzig.de/monument

Further information: Lars Loebner, City Planning Office, Tel. ++49 341 123 4834

E-Mail: lfed@leipzig.de


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