At 6 Merlin Str. in Athens, visitors encounter the building in which the headquarters of the Gestapo, the Secret State Police of Nazi Germany, operated during the German Occupation. Today, at the entrance of the building stands the monument created by Thanasis Apartis in memory of those who suffered, were tortured, imprisoned and executed inside the police premises. It is a vertical brass plaque, on which a naked man is embossed, arms tied behind his back and a noose around his neck. To the right of the work of art, an inscription in Greek reads: “This used to be the Gestapo Hellhole, 1941-1944”. The composition is complemented by a metal sculpture, whose shape is reminiscent of prison bars.
Main Bibliography
- Bury John – Meiggs Russell, A History of Greece. To the Death of Alexander the Great, Translated by Rouli Tataki, K. N. Petropoulos, Anna Papadimitriou - Grammenou, Konstantinos Buraselis, Angelos Matthaiou, Athens 2011.
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Main Webliography
http://www.athenssculptures.com
https://explore.cure-project.gr
https://www.thisiscrete.gr/gr/historical-monuments
https://www.wikipedia.org
Informations
Additional
Creator: Thanasis Apartis (1899-1972)
Material: Brass
Date: Unknown
Location: 6 Merlin Str., Athens
Type: Memorial
Subject: World War II, German Occupation
Access: Outdoor spaces accessible all 24 hours
Accessible to people with disabilities
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