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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 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.
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).
"It made me feel like they desecrated my mom’s and dad’s headstone on their grave."
In 2008, he created a 6.4 metres high replica of the Goddess of Democracy that stood in the Chinese University of Hong Kong until 23 December 2021. [5] In June 2021 and June 2022, Chen unveiled a pair of 30-foot-high sculptures at Yermo 's open-air High Desert art centre called Liberty Sculpture Park . [ 6 ]
Saturday's march attracted a wide range of causes from immigration and democracy to climate change and the Gaza war. At least one protester called out Trump's pressure on Canada, carrying a sign ...
Portsmouth Square (traditional Chinese: 花園角; simplified Chinese: 花园角; pinyin: Huāyuán jiǎo; Jyutping: Faa 1 jyun 4 Gok 3), formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, [1] and originally known as Plaza de Yerba Buena, [2] [3] or simply La Plaza, [4] is a one-block plaza (57,516 sq ft (5,343.4 m 2)) in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.
The artist was also permitted to put up another statue, called “Tiki Torch,” to be installed at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House on Oct. 28.