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German Reunification Monument Designed by Milla & Partner Unites the Critics

April 25, 2011 by  
Filed under Sculpture

BERLIN (REUTERS).- A planned monument to German reunification lacks technical and conceptual competency which could turn the 10-million-euro ($14.33 million) tourist attraction into a security risk, a critic said. The monument, a 55-meter-long bowl that see-saws as visitors climb on it, must have tighter security, Uwe Hameyer, a director of the Berlin Architects and Engineers Association, told Reuters. “The proper engineering is apparently finished, but it’ll be a tourist magnet and there must be enough security to make sure that [...]