1. Written by Carmen Danielson Wednesday, 27 April 2011 21:44

    Turkey Begins Dismantling Reconciliation Monument



    artwork: A crane begins to dismantle the stone sculpture near the border between Turkey and Armenia - Photo: AP


    ANKARA, Turkey - Workers have begun dismantling a giant sculpture meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. Television footage on Tuesday showed a crane bringing down one of the two heads of the 35-meter (115-foot) stone sculpture which features a divided human figure, near the two nations' border.

    The hulking monument had been criticized in Turkey because it overshadows an Islamic shrine in the area.

    During a visit to the site in January, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it a "freak," prompting moves by local officials to have it removed.
    Artists campaigned unsuccessfully to save the monument.

    A prominent painter was stabbed and admitted to hospital last week after a speech in which he condemned plans to tear it down.

    Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.

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