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SWEDEN: Streetart Gothenburg – Kungssten – Röda Sten 1 – Goddess of Peace (Fredsgudinnan), Nuclear Disarmament – Bertil Gustafsson

 

The monument is made of an approximately 200-year-old log anchor, which roughly corresponds to the time Sweden was spared from war. The anti-nuclear weapons symbol that the goddess of peace lifts up has its origins in the 1950s fight against nuclear weapons and is used today as a symbol of peace around the world.

 

The sculpture was donated to Gothenburg’s peace-loving people by its creator Bertil Gustafsson. The monument was inaugurated on Hiroshima Day on 6 August 2018 and is managed by FREDSAM.

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