Rainbow (Warsaw)
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)Tęcza | |
 The Tęcza fully constructed in October 2012 | |
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| 52°13′11″N 21°01′05″E / 52.21972°N 21.01806°E | |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Julita Wójcik |
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The Rainbow (
Savior Square (Plac Zbawiciela) in the Polish capital of Warsaw in the summer of 2012.[1] It was designed by Julita Wójcik and maintained by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.[1] It was vandalized several times, generating significant media coverage in Polish media, usually in the context of LGBT rights in Poland.[2]
The construction was permanently removed in August 2015.
History
This installation is the third in a series of similar installations created; the second one was featured in front of the
LGBT movement.[5]
During the night of 26–27 August 2015, the construction for holding flowers was officially and permanently dismantled.Parada Równości event.[8]
Vandalism and controversies
As the
Russian embassy.[12]
On 7 December 2014, the rainbow was set on fire by an unknown man just before 01:30. The flames were put out quickly by a police officer. The man who lit the fire was not apprehended.
The installation was criticized by conservative and right-wing figures.
Law and Justice politician Bartosz Kownacki derogatorily called the installation a "faggot rainbow" (pedalska tęcza).[2][12][13] Another Law and Justice politician, Stanisław Pięta, complained that the "hideous rainbow had hurt the feelings of believers" attending the nearby Church of the Holiest Saviour.[5] Priest Tadeusz Rydzyk, of Radio Maryja fame, described it as a "symbol of deviancy".[14]
See also
- Parada Równości
References
- ^ a b c d "Instytut Adama Mickiewicza - Warsztaty towarzyszące odnowieniu Tęczy na Placu Zbawiciela". Iam.pl. 2013-10-04. Archived from the original on 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b c "Julita Wójcik, autorka "Tęczy": Tęcza, zwłaszcza ta spalona, ma być symbolem opamiętania - Wiadomości - WP.PL". Wiadomosci.wp.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b ""Tęcza" Julity Wójcik w Warszawie" (in Polish). Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "warsztaty Julity Wójcik odnowienie Tęczy - wydarzenia | archiwum - Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki". Zacheta.art.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b "Poland: Burning the rainbow". The Economist. 1939-08-31. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ Fakt.pl (2016-03-18). "Tęcza znika z placu Zbawiciela" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Polityka Newspaper". Demontaż Tęczy. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Tęcza rozświetliła plac Zbawiciela - Śródmieście". tvnwarszawa.tvn24.pl. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Jest reakcja właściciela tęczy. "Agresja żuli"". Wiadomosci.onet.pl. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b "Julita Wójcik, autorka 'Tęczy': Ktoś ich musi powstrzymać" (in Polish). Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b "Polityczna historia tęczy z Placu Zbawiciela | Tęcza na miarę naszych możliwości". Polityka.pl. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b "Why Poland's Right-Wing Thugs Keep Burning Rainbows | FP Passport". Blog.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ Polityka. ""Pedalska tęcza". Kownacki podtrzymuje swoje słowa - TVP Regionalna - Telewizja Polska S.A". Regionalna.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "Rydzyk o tęczy: Symbole zboczeń nie powinny być tolerowane". Fakt.onet.pl. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rainbow at Zbawiciela Square in Warsaw.
- The Rainbow - Julita Wójcik
- Julita Wójcik's Rainbow Vandalised in Warsaw, culture.pl, 13.10.2012
- Hanna Kozłowska, Rainbow Becomes a Prism to View Gay Rights, Warsaw Journal, reprinted in New York Times, March 21, 2013
