Universal Links on Human Rights explained

Universal Links on Human Rights
Artist:Tony O'Malley
Medium:Sculpture
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Dublin, Ireland

Universal Links on Human Rights is a memorial sculpture located in Dublin, Ireland, on the traffic island at the junction of Amiens Street, Beresford Place, and Memorial Road, close to Busáras and The Customs House. It is a sphere of welded interlinked chains and bars, 260 cm in diameter, housing an eternal flame in its center, powered by natural gas. It was commissioned by Amnesty International in 1995 and designed by Tony O'Malley (b. 1962). It represents the jails holding prisoners of conscience.[1] [2] [3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Universal Links on Human Rights - Dublin - Eternal Flames . Waymarking.com . 2008-12-04 . 2009-01-07.
  2. Web site: Universal Links on Human Rights . Dublinks.com . 2009-01-07.
  3. Book: Doherty, Neal. The complete guide to the statues and sculptures of Dublin City. 2015. 978-1-909895-72-0. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland. 142. 907195579.