Passage 6 (the end)
The safety glass is engraved:
Schwerer ist es, das Gedächtnis der Namenlosen zu ehren als das der Berühmten.
Dem Gedächtnis der Namenlosen ist die historische Konstruktion geweiht.
Walter Benjamin, G.S. I, 1241
(It is heavier to honour the memory of the nameless than that of the famous ones.
The historical construction is dedicated to the memory of the nameless ones.
Walter Benjamin, G.S. I, 1241)
Dani Karavan (born 1930 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli sculptor best known
for special memorials and monuments, he created the passage,
a tribute to Walter Benjamin (1990-94, Portbou, Catalonia)
Passage 6 (the end)
The safety glass is engraved:
Schwerer ist es, das Gedächtnis der Namenlosen zu ehren als das der Berühmten.
Dem Gedächtnis der Namenlosen ist die historische Konstruktion geweiht.
Walter Benjamin, G.S. I, 1241
(It is heavier to honour the memory of the nameless than that of the famous ones.
The historical construction is dedicated to the memory of the nameless ones.
Walter Benjamin, G.S. I, 1241)
Dani Karavan (born 1930 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli sculptor best known
for special memorials and monuments, he created the passage,
a tribute to Walter Benjamin (1990-94, Portbou, Catalonia)