Pillar of Shame
Pillar of Shame is a series of sculptures by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt memorialising the loss of life during specific events or caused by specific circumstances in history.Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: sculpture series by Jens Galschiøt
- Inscription: 六四屠杀; 老人岂能够; 杀光年轻人
Notable Places in the Area
Stephen Hui Geological Museum
Photo: Watstinwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stephen Hui Geological Museum is the first and only geological museum in Hong Kong. Stephen Hui Geological Museum is situated 130 metres east of Pillar of Shame.
HKU
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HKU is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western, Hong Kong. HKU is situated 150 metres northwest of Pillar of Shame.
University Museum and Art Gallery
Photo: Umag hku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University Museum and Art Gallery is located at 90 Bonham Road, next to the University of Hong Kong's East Gate entrance. University Museum and Art Gallery is situated 270 metres east of Pillar of Shame.
Localities in the Area
Shek Tong Tsui
Shek Tong Tsui or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.Sai Ying Pun
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
Kennedy Town
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Pillar of Shame
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Central and Western District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.28308° or 22° 16' 59" northLongitude
114.13661° or 114° 8' 12" eastOpen Location Code
7PJP74MP+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1925188564OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2307544Pillar of Shame Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Pilar de la vergonya
- Chinese: 国殇之柱
- Chinese: 國殤之柱
- Czech: Sloup hanby
- Danish: Skamstøtten
- Dutch: Pillar of Shame
- Esperanto: La Kolono de la Honto
- Esperanto: La Kolumno de la Honto
- French: Pillar of Shame
- Ganda: Pillar of shame( Empagi yo Buswavu)
- Ganda: Pillar of shame
- German: Haufen der Schande
- German: Pillar of Shame
- German: Säule der Schande
- Norwegian: Skamstøtten
- Norwegian Bokmål: Skamstøtten
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Skamstøtten
- Persian: ستون شرم
- Polish: Pillar of shame
- Portuguese: A Coluna da Infâmia
- Spanish: Pilar de la vergüenza
- Swedish: Skampålen
- Thai: เสาแห่งความอัปยศ
- Yue Chinese: 國殤之柱
Other Places Named Pillar of Shame
Landmarks in the Area
- Haking Wong Podium
- Main Library (Old Wing)Public building, 120 metres east
- HKU Main LibraryLibrary, 130 metres east
- SKH St. Peter's Primary SchoolSchool, 160 metres northwest
- Lily PondPond, 190 metres east
Places in the Area
- EATRestaurant
- Haking Wong BuildingUniversity building
- HKU Station Exit ABuilding
- Kadoorie Biological Sciences BuildingUniversity building
- Domus UBuilding
Popular Destinations in Hong Kong
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Pillar of Shame. Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.