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Goddess of Democracy is a replica of the original Goddess of Democracy statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, installed in San Francisco's Chinatown, in the U.S. state of California. [1] The sculpture stands in Portsmouth Square.
The Memorial features a ten-foot (3 m) bronze replica from photographs of the Goddess of Democracy, erected by students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. [4] The monument's design and the statue are works of sculptor Thomas Marsh. [5] He led a project in 1994, to re-create the Goddess of Democracy in Chinatown, San Francisco.
The statue is located in front of the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees, in honor of his uniform number 24 which was retired by the San Francisco Giants. The statue was dedicated prior to the opening of the Pacific Bell Park (as it was known at the time).
The Goddess of Democracy, also known as the Goddess of Democracy and Freedom, the Spirit of Democracy, [1] and the Goddess of Liberty (自由女神; zìyóu nǚshén [1]), was a 10-metre-tall (33 ft) statue created during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Portsmouth Square is the first park in San Francisco, predating both Washington Square (1847) and Union Square (1850). Established in the early 19th century, during the period of Mexican California , the plaza was renamed following the U.S. Conquest of California in honor of the USS Portsmouth , the American ship which captured the city.
Image credits: BallinFC #10. The Candy Bomber. After World War II, when Berlin was divided, the US and UK airlifted supplies into West Berlin to counter the Soviet blockade.
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"It made me feel like they desecrated my mom’s and dad’s headstone on their grave."