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ARTIST: George Zongolopoulos (Greece)

TITLE OF WORK: The Monument of Zalongo

TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, concrete and limestone blocks

DATE: 1961

DIMENSIONS: 13 x 18 meters

COMMENTS: Six abstract female figures commemorating the women who fell off the cliff while singing and dancig, to escape being caught by the approaching Turkish troops

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Greece