International Monument to the Victims of Fascism
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Międzynarodowy Pomnik Ofiar Obozu | |
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| Location | Auschwitz II-Birkenau |
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| Coordinates | 50°02′05″N 19°10′08″E / 50.03472°N 19.16897°E |
| Dedicated date | 16 April 1967 |
| Dedicated to | victims of Fascism |
The International Monument to the Victims of Fascism (Polish: Międzynarodowy Pomnik Ofiar Obozu, lit. International Monument to the Victims of the Camp) is a commemorative monument in the Auschwitz II–Birkenau concentration camp in Birkenau (now Brzezinka) in southern Poland. It lies at the western end of the railway lines which cross the camp from the main gate. The monument was designed by Italian architects Andrea and Pietro Cascella, and executed in collaboration with Polish and Italian artists Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz, Julio Lafuente and Giorgio Simoncini.[1][2][3][4] Completion of the monument took about nine years.[5] It was dedicated on 16 April 1967.[6]: 228 Trees were planted behind the monument by the people of Brzezinka.[7]: 61
